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All presidents are tested. Few walk into the Oval Office when the nation is in the throes of multiple crises. Like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President-elect Obama is facing a banking emergency.
National political conventions have gone on in time of war and with rioting in the streets outside.
Anyone can cope with life when it's calm and rosy, but the real character and worth of an individual shine through when there is stress and chaos.
Small & Medium Businesses: Avoiding The Public Spotlight « 21st Century Public RelationsIt's almost inevitable that something's going to go haywire with your business. It only makes sense to figure out what your vulnerabilities are and what you should do before disaster strikes.
The Scotsman editor quits amid further turmoil in Scots Press industrylatest editor to leave revolving door of instability since 1994 had 9 eds amid restructuring rumours
Barack Obama's team to be briefed on crisis plans President George W. Bush's administration will brief president-electThe plans were recommended by the commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 attacks, the New York Times said.
European Crass WarfareNo, I'm not talking about Bob Corker, the Senator from Nissan — I mean Tennessee — and his fellow Republicans, who torpedoed last week's attempt to buy some time for the U.S. auto industry.
News Analysis - Economic Crisis Offers Hints of Executive Style - NYTimes.comObama takes a more active role in leadership prior to taking office. It is much needed.
gloriahnt wrote: David, Only the haters have and will continue to oppose your positive commentary about President-Elect Obama. Although it was not written my way, you hit the nail on the head.
Why the president-elect should surround himself with brilliant—albeit prickly, semi-autistic, and egomaniacal—thinkers.Brilliance has sometimes been a criterion in presidential appointments, of course, but seldom the major one. It usually takes a back seat to rewarding friends and backers, playing congressional politics, seeking diversity, and appeasing industry and interest groups.
Analysis: How will he lead? Campaign suggests Obama will be persuasive, pragmatic and steady WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama proved to be one of the most formidable political candidates of the modern era.
To bring order to chaos in group activity, it is not uncommon to suggest a clearing house, i.e., a vehicle for sharing information to improve coordination.
Barack Obama for president (The Seattle Times endorsement)An economic Katrina is shattering the confidence of hardworking, middle-class Americans. The war that should never have been in Iraq is dragging on too long.
Wall Street bailout plan explained, universally reviled [Update 13 HELL FREEZES OVER!!!]An excellent review of the proposed Wall Street bailout. [T]he cost is still unknown, but there is no way that the taxpayers will profit. My initial estimate is that the direct costs of the Paulson plan will be $700 billion to taxpayers.
President Jimmy Carter has been pretty vocal in his criticism of other presidents, especially the current Bush regime. But is that fair? Is it appropriate? The right thing to do?
There has been a lot of talk lately of Barack Obama shifting his views on key issues like guns, Iraq and the death penalty. So what of it? The mark of an intelligent, caring, sharing human being is the ability to learn and, above all, to be flexible and willing to listen.
On the very real possibility of Transformational Change It has been an era of deep denial about global warming, the end of the petroleum age, and growing wealth inequalities—an era, not incidentally, when former oil men have occupied the White House.
Connecting the Dots: Shortage of Food and Signs of War; the Future is Now -- Signs of the Times NewsHere in SOTT we try to think out of the box.
This letter was sent to me today in an email by a friend. It was released by the US Embassy in Nairobi. Barack Obama had been on a radio programme in the country and was thanking them for having him on, while addressing the Kenyan people.
Bank crises 'deadly for health'There could be thousands more heart attacks if the Northern Rock crisis was repeated at other banks across the UK, a Cambridge University study suggests.
It is the best chance for not only to avoid a deep recession but also to put economy back on track. Thirty day freeze on foreclosures will give every one a breather and chance to reassess the actual economic & business condition.
#If last quarter with 0.6% GDP growth was bad, current quarter can be even worse as credit and housing problems are expected to show its true impact on consumer spending.
Economist: 'Cockroach' Capitalists are Responsible for Economic CrisesThe cockroach has survived for hundreds of millions of years, in every kind of environment, outliving insects that are much more complex in evolutionary terms.
"A Government Which Can Give You Everything You Want" Thomas Jefferson made the famous statement over two centuries ago to the effect that "The government that give you everything you want can also take away everything you have" This should ring just as true today.
Chomsky on the Current Crisis in the Middle East True to form, Noam Chomsky makes a sweeping and copiously detailed indictment of U.S. Middle East policy, brooking no contrary or alternate views.
Fallouts to France's Political Right from Job-Law CrisisThe Economist looks into the political consequences of France's Labour law dispute in which the Center-right government appears to be backing down in the face of Trade Union and Socialist opposition.
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