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To: Mephisto who wrote (2815)	2/14/2002 12:18:55 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) of 15516

It would appear that the Pickering nomination is another part of the "well connected" oligarchy that is starting to control this country. More of the "good ole boys" network like the Scalia and Bush families where father gets his son into a leading position as the result of the father's connections. It is critical to constantly inject new blood into our gov't so as to continue the flow of creative ideas. TO illustrate my thoughts I want to use the family business as a model. The first person to achieve success in a family business has to have had a strong focus on his work ethics. That founder of the business had to work very hard to accomplish success. He or she had a vision and the drive to turn that vision into a thriving entity. When that founder turns over the family business to his offspring, they are usually not as "hungry" as the parent. They lack the focus and vision needed to take the business forward. It is rare that a family business survives into the third generation unless "outsiders" are brought onboard to the executive level. Most companies incorporate ,go public and hire others with experience to operate the various sides of the business. The only third generation, successful family business is the Rothschild's winery ( and let's face it they only have to keep some wino's happy......LOL ). My point is that we cannot allow this country to be lead by an oligarchy of second and third generation appointees that have been handed their positions...........like shrub. He is clearly not an achiever in his own right. Do we, as Americans want our policies shaped by men or women who were not self-starters? Our founding fathers left England to escape a ruling class..............why is this country allowing the creation of our own "ruling class". The passing of the Shays Meehan Bill will be a start to recovery. But, it will only be a start and much work is left to be done if Americans are to reclaim democracy. Pat

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