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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (25844)	7/14/2008 3:32:18 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Nice overview mindmeld. I have found that to be so true. A true story: When the Valdez oil spill happened, at the time I was the number two guy in our Department. Associate Coordinator of EMS (a program I started years before). My boss couldn't wait to get up to Valdez and address the problem. He was a very gung ho type of guy-lol. So he went up, and I do not know what happened, but he came back with his tail between his legs and sent me up and he never went back again. I flew up there and saw total chaos. Including the direcor of Emergency Services who had had a nervous breakdown over the problem and had to take time off?? The headquarters were set up in a large warehouse with all sorts of stuff laying around like computers and printers in boxes, tables etc, but no one in charge. So I just "assumed authority", I found a spot in the warehouse and set up a little office, found a table, computer, printer, etc. Then I went out and surveyed the situation. I didn't ask anyone for authority to do anything. I told people I was the Department of Health and Social Services representative and got a room in the public health hospital and started interviewing people like the guys in environmental conservation and writing travel vouchers and renting planes so I could look at the damage. Anyway, every night I would write up a daily report which I sent to the Governor, through the Departments Commissioner and through my boss. I did that job for the next two years writing a daily report. One of my friends in the governors office said they always read my report first because I was very critical of the oil companies and never pulled my punches and challenged them constantly. No one ever told me to stop of lay off. Also, no one ever officially appointed me and no one ever over rode any of my decisisons. I flew hundreds of thousands of miles surveying the damage and authorized the spending of great sums of money. During this period other people took over my duties in my office. What is so weird, but shows how administration often works, all everyone wanted was someone who could address the situation. I did that job for two years until it was done. The director never went back and I was never replaced or appointed. And not one of my decisions was ever challenged. Seems crazy, but true story. I always said one can get as much done in governemnt as they are willing to have someone yell at them-lol. Now I just have to convince you the other 50% of the democraric programs makes sense-lol Cheers,