spell checker struck again, of course I meant stake. larry
At 11:11 AM 3/26/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Steak in the firm? Just order it medium-rare and it'll be nice and tender. >;) > >-Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:05 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Empire-Building > > > > > > If the company rules and regulations require an outside RFP, no > > problem if > > they were the best. However if I still had a steak in the firm, and there > > was no real RFP then it becomes a different matter. > > > > The problem is that those who stand a strong possibility of > > benefiting from > > the contracts are the ones who are awarding them, then it becomes > > corruption. > > > > larry > > > > At 10:52 AM 3/26/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > >I am *not* trying to make this a personal attack, please don't take it as > > >such. > > > > > >Why would requesting a bid from a company you previously worked for be a > > >negative thing? I'm trying to understand that. As an example, say you > > >(Larry) got hired away from EBStor (I'm picking on you because > > you included > > >your comany in your signature) to work as an IS director for a large > > >corporation. The place is nice but you've got a small crew and lots of > > >projects, including building (or rebuilding) an online presense for the > > >compnay. You've got the money to pay for it but not the > > resources to build > > >it. Would you not at least think about contracting the job out > > to EBStor? > > > > > >Someone else pointed out that no matter who was in office that > > people would > > >make the "crony" case. Every elected official does this. Every > > individual > > >does it too. We have places of business that we frequent because we like > > >the people that run them. > > > > > >Until Later! > > >Hatton > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:08 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Empire-Building > > > > > > > > > > > > Just a general comment about the whole thing. Has anyone noticed which > > > > companies that have received contracts for rebuilding Iraq after the > > > > conflict? All five have very close associations with the current > > > > administration, not the least of which is Hamilton Oil. The > > oil company > > > > that Dick Cheney used to run. > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A665-2003Mar20.html > > > > > > > > again while not strictly illegal, it does resound of cronyism > > and corrupt > > > > government practices. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > Larry C. Lyons > > > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > > > EBStor.com > > > > 8420 Quarry Road > > > > Manassas, Virginia 20110-5326 > > > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
