Poor Leadership Quotes
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Romney was then running for the Republican Presidential nomination, and was taking a shot at President Obama.
He was originally a teacher and made a fortune as a politician through corruption which was extreme in Mexico and is still quite bad.
Hooker made some very poor decisions as far as Lincoln was concerned.
Although the Jacksonian Democrats were the political successors to the Jeffersonian Democratic Republicans, Jefferson found Jackson wanting as a potential president. Although Jefferson had made this statement during the 1824 Election, it did not become public until the Election of 1828 — Jackson’s second term. At that time Edward Coles, Formerly James Madison’s Secretary, disclosed the quotation.
The "job" to which he referred was the Director of the Mossad—–the world's premier espionage and intelligence organization. Prior to Netanyahu, the Mossad had been highly professionalized with little political interference. However, Netanyahu changed that. As an Israeli polarizing politician Netanyahu'a policies and statements where often under attack. What makes this insult particularly interesting is that it had nothing to do with policy but dealt with an aspect of Netanyahu's performance that few discussed.
In the older Communist economy companies, profit was not required so companies hired many workers to provide employment for as many as possible. Under the newer economic system companies had to become efficient and profitable. But old traditions die hard.
The money comparison refers to Gresham's Law. See Thomas Gresham.
