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Hello Kent,
Kent, chill out. I said "domestic" team, not economic. And what's
more I'm on your side. I want George to win and keep winning. I voted
for him, will again,gave him money. But he isn't perfect, esp in some
of his senior staff choices. And I'll bet you a dollar he and his
genius Rove will replace O'Neill and/or Lindsay in the next 6 months.
I see no evidence that O'Neill and Lindsay had any impact on the tax
cut package. Some members of the Congress had and have far more
credibility and influence on that issue.
And I do believe that what you call style matters. I didn't use that
word. Superficiality is of course not a qualification. I said and
mean something more substantial. Impact, credibility, commanding
attention, grasp of issues and the ability to articulate them. Many of
these guys are weak--and they would be on the radio as well :)
Best regards,
Jim Johnson mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx
--
Friday, November 8, 2002, 9:39:50 PM, you wrote:
KR> These complaints are all about style and nothing about substance. Fire
KR> Lindsay for his appearance? That tells me more about you than it does about
KR> Lindsay. I'll take substance over style any day. If O'Neill continues to
KR> ineffectually lisp his way thru every interview for the next 6 years but
KR> cuts my taxes the whole time and let's me save more tax free for my own
KR> retirement, I'll take it.
KR> By the way, you don't think West Wing is real do you? They're all real
KR> pretty and well groomed.
KR> So re-capping your list of specifics:
KR> 1) They're invisible (opinion).
KR> 2) They don't command respect (opinion).
KR> 3) They aren't articulate (opinion).
KR> 4) They might be God's gift to economic thought (opinion, but dismissed).
KR> 5) Can't generate confidence (opinion, but even Rubenski couldn't generate
KR> confidence in this market).
KR> Oh well, maybe Simms can come up with something. And frankly, I'd like my
KR> pubilc officials to be a little less attracted to the klieg lights.
KR> As for your comments on Thompson, is he a member of the economic team? I
KR> thought he was Health and Human Services. Do you really want him out
KR> announcing new HHS programs every week? I sure don't. If HHS dies a quiet
KR> death, I would think Tommy Thompson was the best HHS secretary ever. I
KR> would ask you how he flubbed the anthrax attack but I'm not interested in
KR> your opinion of his appearance.
KR> As for your comments on Ridge, is he a member of the economic team? I
KR> thought he was Homeland Security. Do you really want him out announcing new
KR> Homeland Security programs every week? I sure don't. If Homeland Security
KR> dies a quiet death, I would think Ridge was the best Homeland Security
KR> director ever. I would ask you how he flubbed being a figurehead but I'm
KR> not interested in your opinion of his appearance.
KR> Kent
KR> ----- Original Message -----
KR> From: "Jim Johnson" <jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
KR> To: "Kent Rollins" <kentr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
KR> Cc: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
KR> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:08 PM
KR> Subject: Re[4]: [RT] One dummy down, more to go....
KR> Hello Kent,
KR> Specifics are tough to come by in these cases. Most of these guys and
KR> girls are totally invisible, stand for nothing apparently and don't
KR> command respect or attention. To me that immediately disqualifies
KR> them from world-class status as national leaders.
KR> Lindsay and O'Neill lack any shred of leadership. Neither is
KR> articulate or particularly incisive--at least at the public level of
KR> discourse. Perhaps behind closed doors they God's gift to economic
KR> thought. But if they can't generate confidence in the markets, public
KR> or are completely invisible, they are unfit. I personally would fire
KR> Lindsay for his slovenly appearance. Anytime he talks it is vacuous.
KR> Nothing said, just cheerleading and obfuscation. The other top
KR> ecomomist (can't remember his name) is the same.
KR> O'Neill's claim to fame is setting safety records at Alcoa. whoopie!
KR> I didn't like Ruben's politics but at least he had a point of view
KR> that was understandable and commanded attention and respect. The
KR> majority of the audience couldn't care less what O'Neill has to
KR> say--except perhaps to be entertained by some gaff.
KR> Tommy Thompson has shown himself to be misplaced. He flubbed the
KR> antrax scare at the start and never recovered. No one looks to him as
KR> source of knowledge, leadership on those issues. I have heard no
KR> coherent approach, guiding priciples, critique of the welfare, health
KR> care, public health strategy of the administration.
KR> Ridge is a no-show as head of domestic security. He has been a figure
KR> head at best. Again no real plan, guiding priciples, effective
KR> retoric from a bully pulpit etc.
KR> Best regards,
KR> Jim Johnson mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx
KR> --
KR> Friday, November 8, 2002, 8:43:07 PM, you wrote:
KR>> Exactly what is so bad about W's economic team? I would like to hear
KR> some
KR>> specifics from Simms and Johnson. Specifics.
KR>> They got a massive tax cut though a Democratic Senate and they are
KR> working
KR>> to make them permanent and enact some more. They are working to
KR> privatize
KR>> Socialist Security. They are working to expand free trade.
KR>> Those are positives. What are the negatives?
KR>> Kent
KR>> ----- Original Message -----
KR>> From: "Jim Johnson" <jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
KR>> To: "M. Simms" <prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
KR>> Cc: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
KR>> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:29 PM
KR>> Subject: Re[2]: [RT] One dummy down, more to go....
KR>> Hello M.,
KR>> I do agree with you that W's domestic team, esp the econ team, is weak
KR>> and ineffectual. I hope he cleans house for the good of the US and his
KR>> administration. But your assessment of there pressure on W is wishful
KR>> thinking. He is bullet proof for longer than 6 months. The Pitt
KR>> resignation would have had more political advantage for Bush had it
KR>> been done the <day before> the election. It would have shown W to be
KR>> concerned about corp corruption and all that blather the libs spout.
KR>> In my opinion W is perfectly situated for re-election. Market has
KR>> declined in first two years, rates get slashed. year 3 of election
KR>> cycle clicks in soon, maybe already. market rallies into Nov, 04.
KR>> Dem's will put Pelosi in as minority leader. she will embarrass the
KR>> Dem's every day. Gray Davis will be a persona non grata by Nov, 04
KR>> and W will attempt to retake California. Dem's are already switching
KR>> parties in the Georgia house. This looks to me like a replay of
KR>> Reagan's reign--tax cuts, economy pops, deficit that doesn't really
KR>> matter
KR>> W's vulnerability is that the economy is so broken it won't respond
KR>> normally or there's another terror incident that can be traced to
KR>> missteps of his administration.
KR>> that's my wishful thinking :)
KR>> Best regards,
KR>> Jim Johnson mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx
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