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To: LPS5 who wrote (1405)5/26/2004 2:11:19 PM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2534
 
i see they are backing off on it...but yes they had the temerity to consider it

iht.com

and here they weasel even more

msnbc.msn.com

"But NEWSWEEK has learned that the exchange now appears to be backtracking. Richard Adamonis, a spokesman for the NYSE, says “there are no plans” to remove the plaque--at least for now. Adamonis says there have been “discussions” about the subject among officials at the exchange, but that John Thain, the NYSE’s chief executive has not approved the plan.

Adamonis won’t say which way Thain is leaning. “The plaque is still in place,” he added. But one NYSE insider tells NEWSWEEK that there is little chance the plaque will be removed anytime soon. “I’m not saying it won’t happen, but the> feeling right now is that its unlikely,” the sources says."

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"This country needs a lot more Grassos and far fewer Spitzers. In my incontrovertibly humble opinion, that is.

a hearty amen to that