Image by 3zooz Photography™[In Zurich <3 ] via Flickr This phenomenon must inevitably lead to the further erosion of our civil liberties. The consequences of planned violent action for political effect, aiming at nothing more than chaos as a precondition for civil disorder, goes far beyond anything the founders ever conceived. The window of opportunity […]
Month: July 2010
Can the next Obama Beer Summit be far off?
As I review the administration’s knee-jerk response to the Sherrod incident, I couldnt help but think that we are about due for another beer summit to make everything nice between the NAACP, USDA, and the Tea Party and the Black Panthers and the Governor of Arizona, and the CEO of BP, and the Gov of […]
Reflections on strategic leadership
Image via Wikipedia This weekend I really enjoyed a podcast from a current strategic leadership text on the subject of emerging trends in global strategic leadership. Here are the slides: CurrentTrendsInStrategicManagement I compared the discussion in slide 2 “new realities in the 21st century” to the military’s formal description of the “Operational Environment” which we use […]
Obama thinks we are “out” of the mess, thanks to his policies
Image via Wikipedia If there were ever a case of not knowing where you are or what’s going on around you: [Obama]….But he also says the midterm congressional elections could come down to “a choice between the policies that got us into this mess and my policies that got us out of this mess.“ Related […]
Bob Probert remembered
Image via Wikipedia Mickey Redmond, as always, hits exactly the right note in remembering Bob Probert (#24): “He came to play hard every night, he was blue-collar and he came to embody the spirit of the city of Detroit,” longtime Red Wings broadcaster Mickey Redmond said. “I think that’s why the people forgave him for […]
1.8T in cash on the sidelines in corporate coffers
Why is this a jobless recovery? a recovery?! ha! Still, Fareed Zakaria offers some damning insights. This really shouldn’t take you by surprise One CEO told me, “Almost every agency we deal with has announced some expansion of its authority, which naturally makes me concerned about what’s in store for us for the future.” Another […]
Obama: killer of jobs
Here are two perspectives: Obama’s record on job creation: The current occupant of the White House claims to know how to create jobs. He claims jobs have been created. But so far the score is Great Obama Depression 2.2 million lost jobs, Obama 0 — a blowout. The always perceptive Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on the feeling […]
Obama care in practice: this is how we do it here
Yes he can The Democratic chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee lambasted the Obama administration over its handling of an incident at a St. Louis VA center in which more than 1,800 veterans were told they may have been exposed to HIV. “It’s outrageous, one, that this happens, but even worse is this secretive, […]
Obama does science now
.Something this smart has to come from the very top NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his “foremost” mission as the head of America’s space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world. Though international diplomacy would seem well outside NASA’s orbit, Bolden said in an interview with Al […]