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To: ChanceIs who wrote (251209)	6/1/2010 1:03:29 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

"The revolving door is endemic and probably can't be undone, and perhaps shouldn't. Face it. Government decisions are becoming more and more complicated. The unintended consequences are huge. The government has to have a staff of extremely competent technical/economic experts. From where will they come?" Actually, that's more justification to keeping more of the management and senior technical people in the government as these problems are just too complex and riddled with conflict of interest to be handled by a single private company. As we saw in this case, BP management of the drilling contractors seems to be a major issue contributing to the disaster.

To: ChanceIs who wrote (251209)	6/1/2010 7:17:34 PM
From: dealmakr	Respond to of 306849

"When George Washington was done fighting the Revolutionary War, he marched into Congress and handed it his sword. Face it. He could have been the first dictator if he wanted and everybody would have ben glad to have him. We were all better off for his example of homage to the state. Too bad that isn't taught in kindergarten any more - or valued as it should be." GW was offered the crown by officers in the Continental Army. This is one of the reasons of history resulting in the founding of our country and not another kingdom. A fascinating man with a high code of personal honor. From;http://www.wmsa.net/militia_01.htm And there are many more articles about GW that show what type of person he was Chancels, this is the kind of stuff that should be taught and learned by every kid in school. dealmakr The members of Congress had good reason to fear their own army only a little less than they feared the British. True to form, at the close of the war against the British, the officer corps of the Continental Army did attempt to betray the principles they had sworn to defend when they plotted to install Washington as monarch. The moment when Washington refused the crown offered by the officer corps is possibly the single most critical moment in our nation's history. Every other revolution before and since has inevitably faced just such a moment of truth, and in every other case freedom and liberty have been betrayed. But Washington was a truly great man capable of vision far beyond his own personal interests. In stark contrast to the lesser individuals who made up the officer corps, Washington truly believed in the principles he professed, and understood that those principles were far more important than the short sighted self-interest that so dominated the rest of the officer corps. Freedom survived the attempted treason of the officer corps only because Washington did what was unthinkable to the rest of the army leadership - he refused to betray his principles for personal gain. Popular history continues to admit that Washington turned down the crown, but focuses entirely on the significance of Washington's actions and the personal integrity he demonstrated in refusing this great honor. Little attention is given to the hard fact that in spite of every effort by the Continental Congress, even the patriots who had gone to war to defend freedom and liberty were unable to resist the temptations of power.