A large part of the presidents job is to manage, delegate and make decisions for the government. Talking is important, but if the talk is one thing and the decision is another.... Powel has a lot of famous quotes which he hold himself to but he tells others to do the exact opposite.
> >>After the BS he allows in the state department, I wouldn't. But then > again, I > >>judge people by how they perform their jobs, not by how well they speak. > > Actually, and this is just my opinion, but a large part of the president's > job is speaking, and the public's perception of their character. Both of > these qualitites are unquestioned in Mr. Powell. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 7:40 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Empire-Building > > > After the BS he allows in the state department, I wouldn't. But then again, > I > judge people by how they perform their jobs, not by how well they speak. > > > > he would make an excellent president and i would vote for him > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andy Ousterhout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:59 PM > > Subject: RE: Empire-Building > > > > > > Thanks. I like the fuller version better. > > > > If Powell wasn't so damn smart, he'd run for President. > > > > Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 5:40 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Empire-Building > > > > > > http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/powell.asp > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:21 pm > > Subject: Empire-Building > > > > > When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was > > > asked by the > > > Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an > > > example of empire > > > building by George Bush. > > > > > > He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent > > > many of its > > > fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom > > > beyond our > > > borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in > > > return is enough > > > to bury those that did not return!" > > > > > > It became very quiet in the room. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
