> Keep an open mind when reading this, Iacocca means this for both Democrats
> and Republicans alike...
>
>
>
>
> This makes sense no matter what political party you might be
> for.........The two party system ????
>
> Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from it's
> death throes? He has a new book, and here are some excerpts.
>
> Lee Iacocca writes:
>
> 'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening?
> Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've
> got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a
> cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even
> clean up after a
> hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad,
> everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'Stay
> the course'
>
> Stay the course? You've got to be kidding This is America , not the damned
> 'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the bums out!'
>
> You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and
> maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country
> anymore.
>
> The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in
> handcuffs. While we're fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning and
> nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving 'pom-poms'
> instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the ' America
> ' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How
> about you?
>
> I'll go a step
> further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is
> a fight I'm ready and willing to have.
>
> The Biggest 'C' is Crisis !
>
> Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's
> easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send
> someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield
> yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.
>
> On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time
> in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A
> Hell of a Mess. So here's where we stand. We're immersed in a bloody war
> with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. We're running the
> biggest deficit in the history of the country. We're losing the
> manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great companies are getting
> slaughtered by
> health care costs. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a
> coherent energy policy. Our schools are in trouble. Our borders are like
> sieves. The middle class is being squeezed every which way. These are
> times that cry out for leadership.
>
> But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders
> gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people
> of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be
> a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.
>
> Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making
> us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo? We've spent
> billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how
> to do is react to things that have already happened.
>
> Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane
> Katrina. Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to
> the hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were
> made in the crucial hours after the storm. Everyone's hunkering down,
> fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Now, that's just crazy.
> Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you're going to
> do the next time.
>
> Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can
> restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed
> that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese
> car companies? How did this happen, and more important, what are we going
> to do about it?
>
> Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the
> debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem.
> The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating
> away at our country and milking the middle class dry.
>
> I have news for the gang in Congress. We didn't elect you to sit on your
> asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being
> hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is
> everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on Fox News will call them a
> name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?
>
> Had Enough?
>
> Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to
> light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope; I believe in America
> In my lifetime I've had the privilege of living through some of America 's
> greatest moments. I've also experienced some of our worst crises: the
> 'Great Depression', 'World War II', the 'Korean War', the 'Kennedy
> Assassination', the 'Vietnam War', the 1970s oil crisis, and the struggles
> of recent years
> culminating with 9/11. If I've learned one thing, it's this:
>
> 'You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody
> else to take action. Whether it's building a better car or building a
> better future for our children, we all have a role to play. That's the
> challenge I'm raising in this book. It's a call to 'Action' for people
> who, like me, believe in America It's not too late, but it's getting
> pretty close. So let's shake off the crap and go to work. Let's tell 'em
> all we've had 'enough.'
>
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