Comments on: America’s Second CEO President? http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: sage kaumjvpx http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77533 sage kaumjvpx Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:45:42 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77533 moiewfvxz pqcgbtfkn rjiz euzwjbkq fpqwg thun cfmgijdz moiewfvxz pqcgbtfkn rjiz euzwjbkq fpqwg thun cfmgijdz

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]]> By: z adura http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77531 z adura Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:07:59 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77531 Oliver, Al Gore was the architect of the National Performance Review, which essentially trimmed the size of the government by $58 billion. What was trimmed? Jobs, good union government jobs. Was this a good thing? You bet. It was part of the reason that Clinton was able to balance the budget and it was one of the reasons I strongly supported Al Gore for president. Bain Capital takes ailing companies, i.e. laggards in their industry, and trims them down, cleans them up and makes them leaders again. This is a quality I liked in Gore and it is definitely a quality I like in Romney. Were there losers in the NPR and in Bain Capital's acquisitions? Yes. Were the small relative to the winners? Yes again. Oliver, Al Gore was the architect of the National Performance Review, which essentially trimmed the size of the government by $58 billion. What was trimmed? Jobs, good union government jobs. Was this a good thing? You bet. It was part of the reason that Clinton was able to balance the budget and it was one of the reasons I strongly supported Al Gore for president.

Bain Capital takes ailing companies, i.e. laggards in their industry, and trims them down, cleans them up and makes them leaders again. This is a quality I liked in Gore and it is definitely a quality I like in Romney. Were there losers in the NPR and in Bain Capital’s acquisitions? Yes. Were the small relative to the winners? Yes again.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77530 Oliver Willis Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:17 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77530 <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E2DB1E3DF933A25753C1A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print" rel="nofollow">Really?</a> Really?

]]> By: z adura http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77529 z adura Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:56:21 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77529 Oliver, Bain is typically listed as one of the best organizations in America for which to work. He founded Bain Capital, one of the most respected Private Equity firms in the world. He can point to a stellar business career and has proven himself to be an innovative leader. You can argue about his politics, lack of consistency or lack of merit as a governor, but his career is pretty unimpeachable. Oliver, Bain is typically listed as one of the best organizations in America for which to work. He founded Bain Capital, one of the most respected Private Equity firms in the world. He can point to a stellar business career and has proven himself to be an innovative leader. You can argue about his politics, lack of consistency or lack of merit as a governor, but his career is pretty unimpeachable.

]]> By: fd10801 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77528 fd10801 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:03:13 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77528 People selling us goods and services figure out they got to make them better every year. The people who run government feel no similar obligation Sounds like a campaign to me... How are Edwards, Clinton, Obama, et.al. going to answer that? <i>We do so!</i> Heh People selling us goods and services figure out they got to make them better every year. The people who run government feel no similar obligation

Sounds like a campaign to me…

How are Edwards, Clinton, Obama, et.al. going to answer that?

We do so!

Heh

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77527 Oliver Willis Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:57:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77527 You mean Romney's record of buying companies and gutting them without regard to the workers? Or perhaps his overtaking of credit with the Olympics? I lived in Massachusetts for a while, Willard ain't no mystery to me. You mean Romney’s record of buying companies and gutting them without regard to the workers? Or perhaps his overtaking of credit with the Olympics? I lived in Massachusetts for a while, Willard ain’t no mystery to me.

]]> By: fd10801 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77526 fd10801 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:09:56 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77526 People selling us goods and services figure out they got to make them better every year. The people who run government feel no similar obligation Sounds like a campaign to me... How are Edwards, Clinton, Obama, et.al. going to answer that? <i>We do so!</i> Heh People selling us goods and services figure out they got to make them better every year. The people who run government feel no similar obligation

Sounds like a campaign to me…

How are Edwards, Clinton, Obama, et.al. going to answer that?

We do so!

Heh

]]> By: David Glick http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77525 David Glick Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:01:08 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77525 Perhaps if you would take the time to actually look into Romneys business record, rather than you knee-jerk reactions against him, you would find that he was an eminently successful CEO. Bush may have been called a CEO, Romney actually was. Perhaps if you would take the time to actually look into Romneys business record, rather than you knee-jerk reactions against him, you would find that he was an eminently successful CEO. Bush may have been called a CEO, Romney actually was.

]]> By: z adura http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/15/americas-second-ceo-president/#comment-77524 z adura Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:47:08 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6522#comment-77524 The big difference is that Romney actually was the CEO of something meaningful before running for president. There is a big difference. The big difference is that Romney actually was the CEO of something meaningful before running for president. There is a big difference.

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