Keep his feet to the fire
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>. “<span word="Forget">Forget</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="promised">promised</span>. <span word="Newly">Newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Francois">Francois</span> <span word="Hollande">Hollande</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="a">a</span> 75% <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span>.</p><p><span word="Downright">Downright</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="told">told</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="promises">promises</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>” - <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="torturing">torturing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p>
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