old school Who and Bush

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Mark and Keets wrote:

<< 
 Bushism: "He delegates." translation: "He doesn't lead."
 
Actually boys, if you ever took classes in business, or spent any time in the 
military as an officer, this is how you do things in the corporate world and 
in the military for that matter.  The commander/boss/president sets the tone 
and his subordinates carry out that tone to the best of their abilities.  No 
commander/boss/president can do everything.  Ever wonder why when military 
officers retire they get scooped up by the corporate world?  Because the 
envrionments are similar in terms of leadership and delegation of authority.

I can fill this page with historical events of commanders/bosses and 
presidents that had this sort of style that were quite successful, starting 
with one of my heroes Gen. George Patton - or better yet, read "Eisenhower's 
Lieutenants" by Russell Weigley.

Bush has a MBA in business - he is doing what he was trained to do.  Far 
better than the fucking lawyers we have had so far in terms of doing things I 
think!  (with no apologies to lawyers ever forthcoming!  Note to Greg:  write 
congressman asking him to submit a bill banning lawyers from ever holding 
elective office!).

Please understand - I vote Libertarian and not Republican.  Bush is running 
things so far as I would do if I were in his shoes.  The military calls it 
"the commander's intent."  Even Clinton managed to figure that one out.  I 
run my own business this way - tell my people what I need done, how it needs 
to be done and when I want it done.  The rest is up to them.  I am still the 
leader even if I don't do it all myself.

 > "Daddy, Prime Minister Cheney, General Powell, General Electric,
 > Microsoft, Enron, AOL Time Warner, RJ Reynolds, Smith & Wesson, Charlton
 > Heston, Exxon, Merck, CitiGroup, Reverend Ashcroft and I will lead."

Well - every president has had advisors and a cabinet - so picking on Bush 
for having his is pointless and pathetic.  I can also fill this page with 
Clinton advisors that I had a very hard time with, starting with his fraud 
wife and then moving to Jesse Jackson ("Mr. President, you should not be 
having sex outside of a loving marriage - only I can do that and get away 
with it!"), to Janet Reno, and go on from there if you wish to play this game.

As for the above, I don't do Exxon (the worst oil company there is in terms 
of several things) or Smith & Wesson (because they rolled over to Clinton on 
guns - I am buying either Ruger or Baretta when I get pistols this year for 
me and my wife - to go along with the other firearms we own, since we are 
hoping Ohio will pass the conceal/carry law this year), or John Ashcroft (but 
for Libertarian reasons due to his support of drug check/detainment zones on 
public roads - which violates the 4th Amendment), or the NRA (I have joined 
Gun Owners Of America though to protect my 2nd Amendment rights).  On the 
plus side, Microsoft has done more for this nation's economy than the Federal 
government has in the entire 20th Century!

But, to be fair (and how liberals love that word!) - Clinton had for advisors 
the Red Chinese ("give us Most Favored Nation status - or we sing like 
canaries about your technology "transfers" to us that we are using for our 
military, oooppss, I mean peaceful industrial purposes, that your own 
military and advisors spoke out against"); one of the worst cabinets I have 
ever seen (even George Stephanopolous admitted recently they were pretty 
clueless at the start - and who were also gutless when Clinton lied to them 
about his affair with Monica and had them go all over defending him, then had 
to face them when the blue dress turned up - I would have told him to "stick 
it" after that - but then again I have honor); Jesse and Al (Sharpton); and 
many others who, now that Bill has "retired", he can go visit in prison. Oh, 
I forgot, he pardoned a lot of them.

By the way Bill, pretty classless departure from Washington on Saturday.  I 
did not know that civilians get to review the troops (especially those that 
you shit on for 8 years!).  All your predecessors just waved, got on a plane 
and left without a speech or reviewing anything.  Since I am also a civilian, 
and at least respect the military a great deal, can I also get to review some 
troops?

As for the Who schools -  I subscribe to all three for various reasons.

Greg Biggs