May. 1st, 2011
Business and politics
May. 1st, 2011 08:38 amIs there anyone who's good at business who's gone into politics?
For a first whack at a definition, "good at business" means having been in a position to make major decisions (possibly limited to CEO, but I'm not sure about this), made money most years, never went bankrupt. Doing something useful is a bonus.
If any such people went into politics and got elected, did their business background seem to have done any good?
One of my friends mentioned Truman as someone who was bad at business who was a good enough president, but that's not the category I'm looking for.
For those of you who think not wanting to be president should be a qualification for the job, what do you think of conscripting Warren Buffett? Anyone else you'd want to try? (I think consent matters, so I don't recommend this.)
This post has been inspired by Donald Trump and GWB.
For a first whack at a definition, "good at business" means having been in a position to make major decisions (possibly limited to CEO, but I'm not sure about this), made money most years, never went bankrupt. Doing something useful is a bonus.
If any such people went into politics and got elected, did their business background seem to have done any good?
One of my friends mentioned Truman as someone who was bad at business who was a good enough president, but that's not the category I'm looking for.
For those of you who think not wanting to be president should be a qualification for the job, what do you think of conscripting Warren Buffett? Anyone else you'd want to try? (I think consent matters, so I don't recommend this.)
This post has been inspired by Donald Trump and GWB.
Oddly cheering
May. 1st, 2011 01:27 pmVan Canto (an almost a capella group with a live drummer) covers Metallica's Master of Puppets. I suspect the style is influenced by drum talk.
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