Monthly Archive: September 2005

We Are All Soldiers Now

In war every soldier’s death is a public event.   The Falling Man credit: Richard Drew, AP Because of 9.11, we are all soldiers now. A Thank you note to Michelle Malkin on 9.11...

Pfizer and Hurricane Katrina

Jack Kemp was fond of the old phrase, “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Pfizer is demonstrating real charity providing medications in the Katrina Aftermath. This...

What Pepsi is Doing Right

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. And here is where Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi gets something, somewhere right. Jeff Gordon, #24 ###

New Blog on the Block

My husband got tired of bugging me to write “the WalMart post.” Finally, when I said: “you know, you really ought to start a business blog and write it yourself. . .” He did....

Love Dressed Up as Life

Woke up yesterday facing a drive to Philadelphia to check on Jack’s uncle who is in the hospital . . . Checking email before leaving — (punctuated by: “Your shoes are in the closet....

Why Elites Hate WalMart

“Law-breaker, union-buster, tax-escapee…” says Ralph Nader about WalMart. The generosity of $17 million by the retailing giant during the Katrina Aftermath has muted criticism, but changed few minds. WalMart Protesters Why do left of...

Managing Bureaucrats

Rule Number One: Never Give a Bureaucrat a chance to say no. Morton Blackwell, founder of The Leadership Institute, wrote The Laws of the Public Policy Process that has 45 such pithy points. They...