[judicial meanz]

Good post Sean.

I really wonder if the disconnected, whiny, upper echelon pansy leaders we have in some elected and appointed offices can understand the English alphabet, much less a threat such as this. Most are too pre-occupied to lip service in the war on terror, and little offer a substantial contribution.

I've been in a government position most of my life, and I have never been more disgusted with leadership than I have in the last few years. Arrogance, turf protection, money squabbles, lots of theory and little implementation. People "in the know" are marginalized while idiots rule supreme.

We need to shake out about 6 layers of management and promote some of the less admired but more capable people in the netherworld to get some real results. We also have to take chances, make mistakes, and recover from them. There is no other solution, and it will be painful.

/rant over

[Sean Osborne Lomax]

"There is no other solution, and it will be painful."

The alternative is unthinkable.

[MamaDearest]

It is the age of "yes men" and "boy wonders" who have fancy degrees, but not a lick of common sense, actual experience or the intelligence to understand they will be used up by the very system they think will elevate them to power. They put the knowledgeable or resourceful out to pasture and those who question authority or make meaningful suggestions become part of our unemployment problem. Whistleblowers or average joes who can foresee what's ahead are dispatched quietly and quickly. Competence is seen as competition IMHO.

[WestCoastGal]

I still picture all the Senators and Congressmen & women on the steps of the Capital after 9-11 singing God Bless America holding hands.

Then they went right back to business as usual fighting and making & fighting about laws that make this country so very vulnerable. It's almost hopeless now.

[swarthyguy]

People "in the know" are marginalized while idiots rule supreme.


DA**! That's a depressing post.