On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:44:15 -0400, Robert Munn wrote: > Stop already, the President had his performance review last November. > I wouldn't consider it a performance review. I would consider a case of promotion for time spent on the job.
> As for the Clarke memo, five days after the inauguration this guy sends the > memo. So a new administration is supposed to drop everything because a > holdover appointee from the previous administration writes a memo? It's > tragic in hindsight, but it just isn't realistic to expect a new President > and the staff to be doing normal daily business right after the inauguration. You're right, but then again, they didn't have the requested meeting until 9/4/2001. How many Missile defense meetings did they have between 1/25/2001 and 9/4/2001. I bet a lot more than terrorist defense meetings. > reason, IMO, why the President was re-elected. The country does not want the government distracted by a change of power. > I don't doubt that one bit. I think it's a screwed up line of thought, but I don't doubt that. > When a new administration comes in, they have their own ideas, their own > agenda, and that change of focus creates vulnerabilities. This isn't a > Democrat or Republican problem- it is a structural weakness of our system, > one that the terrorists exploited very effectively. > Correct. Maybe then they shouldn't let their egos get in the way of what's right for the country. It wouldn't take much for *any* new administration to pay heed to the exiting administration. You may be right about it being both a Dem and Rep fault, but the issue is, *something* happened on his watch. > > > Marlon wrote: > > > >I was listening to the Diane Rheam show today with the weekly review > >and this was brought up. It really just pisses me off that during > >that time we were concentrating on Missile Defense(which still doesn't > >work) and tax cuts (which still piss me off too). I really believe > >that the president failed this country. I also found it amusing that > >he'd like to turn government entities to be more like businesses. > >He's starting with the pentagon where performance will be rewarded > >more than time served. If that's the case, shouldn't he be fired? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147054 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
