This happens everywhere. A manager hires his buddy, even though he may not be the best for the job. I agree maybe there should be some oversight, but then you would have partisan politics just like you have now with Bush's judicial nominations.
-----Original Message----- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Bush dismisses warning Another longstanding bad policy is the appointment of ambassadors which is simply a popularity contest. You do the President a favor or help him get elected and, poof - you're the ambassador to Pakistan (just an example - fill in the blank with the country of your choice). So, it doesn't matter of you know the culture or the language of the country to which you are ambassador. Of course, there may not be any people that should be in such a post that do know the customs and language - it's just that I think that you should take a list of available candidates and try to choose a person who knows these kinds of things and only choose someone who does not if you can't fill the spot with someone who does. Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:45 AM Subject: RE: Bush dismisses warning > Maureen- > > well put. > > Although I also do not like the President's stand (or > stands, depending on which way the wind is blowing) on > many issues, I have to say this in fairness: > > many U.S. presidents seem to have a narrow world view, > that "they" think and act like "we" do. U.S. > politicians in general seem to be naive about cultural > differences - views on the value of individual life, on > hostages, on keeping promises, etc. The rest of the > world laughs at us. It's like we think we're going into > the ring with boxing gloves, and can only punch after > the bell to begin the round, and everyone else sees it > as a dark alley with brass knuckles and sucker punches, > any tactic that wins. > > -Ben > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
