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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (366770)	5/30/2010 7:39:34 PM
From: greenspirit	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

And people like Colin Powell, who should know the make-up of leadership more than most. I've often said "white guilt" played a big part in why so many were willing to look the other way and pretend they didn't see the many gaps and missing experience elements in Obama to prepare him for the Presidency. I conclude many who voted for him felt the deep urge to assuage an event in their past of racial wrong-doing and this was one way of exercising their demeans. Their racism engendered them to vote for someone soley based on the color of their skin and nothing else. The fact is, Obama would never have been elected President had he been a caucasion. Hillary Clinton received more Democrat party votes in the primary and Obama's slim resume and strange alliance with radicals in his background, would have exposed the most liberal Senator as a radical. When enough Americans truly develop the ability to judge based on the content of someones character and not the color of their skin, we will have achieved Martin Luther's vision. Obama's election didn't come close. In fact, it was a step backwards.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (366770)	5/30/2010 10:13:17 PM
From: ManyMoose	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793838

what they look for ... is leadership I worked under a Forest Supervisor, Dick Pfilf, on the Clearwater National Forest and also the Mt. Hood National Forest. He had been an F-86 pilot in Korea but never talked about it. This resume has only one line about it. naturestudy.org A lot of people did not like Dick because he gave fools no quarter. That's why I did like him and respect him like few others in my career. I also worked under his wife when she was a District Ranger. They both held me accountable, recognized my strengths and weaknesses, and told me no lies. I've been on many field reviews with Dick Pfilf. The first one I remember we stopped where a field crew of engineers was working on a culvert. He wanted to know where their safety plan was and if they knew what was in it, and by God they did. That's because they knew he would demand it. That's how he got excellence out of his subordinates. Those who didn't measure up were shown the door, or took it voluntarily. He knew what was going on in the field because he would spend weekends driving around out in the woods. If he saw something he didn't like there was a review on it the following week. On one review, we got back to the compound and he wanted to inspect the oil house where we kept motor oil and paint. He didn't like the lighting setup because it wasn't armored, and a busted light bulb might spark a fire. The next week it was armored. On one review we went by a plantation where I had prescribed protection for the seedlings against deer depredation. It's very expensive. He wanted to see my economic analysis, which I had done, but wasn't satisfied that we were making a good investment. When Carter became President and we started doing zero based budgeting, Dick came to every District and sat in on a line by line review of every project we had on the docket, which required the whole day in a dark room. If he saw something that didn't cut the mustard, it didn't get out of the room. There aren't many leaders in government who pay attention to detail the way Dick Pfilf did. That's one reason why the government is in the pickle it is.