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Who cares? All the President is anymore is a figure head. I say we push a bill through that sets term limits on the senate and House. Then push another bill through that limits their pay to that of a lance corporal.

I worked for two different organizations that had tough guys come in. (only 200-400 'employees', not 300 million, so I don't know if the anal works well here.)

First was place that was having serious problems; morale, competence, safety, etc. New guy brought unforgiving, austere, take-no-prisoners mentality. Everyone hated it, but the organization was turned around in less than six months - the guy was replaced with a more 'normal' leader -- the changes was planned as temporary from the start -- and things were good for a number of years. Workers embraced the professionalism and increased productivity and sense of quality.

Second place was mid to high performing when the new boss arrived with lofty goals for the organization and even loftier ambition for himself. We rocketed to the top very quickly, but at the expense of a lot of great talent and permanent damage to morale and culture. As soon as the guy left after a couple years, I think, the place went down fast. Not that it could have sustained the beatdowns and micromanagement much longer, even if he'd stayed.

No comment on presidency...really....just thinking about the restaurant thing

I guess that in my experience, getting the organization on board with tough boss' plans probably requires a fair amount of respect, even if he's widely disliked....not sure Trump is going to get there.

I also think that the nation is a pretty low point of patisanship, not just of our leadership, but of the population. One of Trump's signature management techniques is pitting under-management against each other -- competition and all that....might work in business or reality tv....or even in Congress -- but, I'm dispirited by the divides opened up all over society and I do think that Trump has to accept some of the blame for that.

Let me re-phrase that, should be that of a figure head........

I always seem to perform better and loved working in places that had unforgiving or "austere" type mentality. Due to the fact that people as a whole tend to take the path of least resistance they don't typically follow the rules, give an inch they take a mile. Its ok if BOB takes an hour break but you better only take 15 minutes. In the type of environment you are describing it is not long before the Riffraff is out the door, the staff that is left follow the rules and treatment is typically equal across the board for all. When you get a group like that they tend to start "Owning" or as you say "Staff tends to embrace their professionalism and have a huge sense of quality. A person starts to feel that they are part of a team and not each man for himself.

I think that is why I always loved working in the OR doing brain surgeries, spine cases and heart cases. Most surgeons have this mentality and one screw up its GTFO of my OR and dont come back "EVER" no matter what the reason for the screw up was.

No comment on the presidency here either cause it is what it is and I really don't give a chit about that. My not giving a chit is due to people have run it in the ground so much now its worse than hearing the one song playing on the radio over and over and my eyes glaze over and my brain starts thinking about basket weaving.

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Heck yeah, That would move my respect meter up a little bit for sure.

That and a Tiki bar on every job site. A good during lunch drink makes everyone happy!

Thank God the Tiki Torch still shines!

Appreciate the link. Very good indeed!

Good job goldie

Wait....is “peace maker” a ***** grab thing?

No, that's a piece taker.

In another surprising development, the orange f**ktard got played by another despot with a similar BMI.

Honestly - What can one say?

Trump is the very portrait of a self serving opportunist. Yet his lovers would paint him as a “peace maker”.....

So it goes.

I think it was selling all those blue hats that read “Make Peace Great Again”.....

He was just kiddin..

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/12/trump-to-hannity-kim-jong-un-to-start-denuclearization-virtually-immediately.html

Huh... looks like NK has agreed to denuclearization.

Again? Cool. I hope it takes this time. Does it allow for a Hans Blix type to verify it?

You sure are fickle.

Good thing your tripod leaves no question as to your gender, lest I go all samantha bee on ya.

Here's a link to the full text of what they signed. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44453330

No details on what and/or how they are going to do anything. As I said before; I'm hopeful and cautiously optimistic.

CBS morning news apparently has just now become aware of Korean human rights issues... and they're really upset about flags being neighbors.

Fking hilarious.

The closest any American president came to accepting a sit-down with the North Koreans was Clinton. He rejected the idea after his secretary of state saw it was bs.


It's a big deal to the North Koreans. It validates/empowers them.



No other potus would have met with this butcher.

But I'm sure it will look good (wait, maybe the mid-term elections had something to do with it?) to all those already enamored and hypnotized by King Donald the Orange.

I'm not necessarily against this meeting... And I haven't decided yet if it was a success or a failure or a... Meh... But the meeting hasn't really given any indication of reducing the chance of a rogue rocket taking out Tokyo.... I think that's still a chance.

....the test site they blew up a couple weeks ago?

Reports indicated that may have already been damaged.

I can't find anything on a quick Google... But may be blending two reports in my head

Well... Google is an information provider... Trump is like the opposite of information....

Just when you thought there was a finite limit to partisan BS, Huck strikes again.

Here's the deal:

OF COURSE there is risk the NK will break promises.
Or they could be just looking to feel "legitimate" on the world stage.

If this were easy, Obamy could have done it.

But the risk is small compared to the gain if NK de-nukes even a portion of their arsenal.

To think otherwise is just myopic hatred of our President.

"Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom." - Albert Einstein