[mickie]

That is a great comment.

[wtc911]

I was fairly high up the corporate ladder in the nineties and sat in on a good number of meetings with 'C' level execs from various corporations. I've been out of that world for a decade but watching Romney last night brought me back.

I'm fairly bright and proud of my achievements but I was almost always impressed with the way these guys played way above the rim. I used to sit back, keep quiet, listen, watch and learn.

That said, the better I got to know a few of these guys the more I realized that everybody is an expendable tool. The adoption of this attitude is a necessary evil of any complex, results oriented, large organization in business, the military or politics.