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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJames Lipton on Hardball "Does America want a President, or a Boss?"
Good summary. I want a President, our government is not a business.
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James Lipton on Hardball "Does America want a President, or a Boss?" (Original Post)
tarheelsunc
Oct 2012
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Do we want a President or a Boss (who likes to fire people, that's how you make $)
flamingdem
Oct 2012
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Iris
(15,670 posts)1. Amen!
Zax2me
(2,515 posts)2. Uh - now? A boss.
I want a job.
To me, that means Obama.
flamingdem
(39,331 posts)3. Do we want a President or a Boss (who likes to fire people, that's how you make $)
ROMNEY YOU CAN'T FIRE OBAMA
speedoo
(11,229 posts)4. But the "BOSS" would not be Romney.
It would be Norquist, Rove, the Koch brothers, etc.
Romney would be their puppet. With, as Norquist has said, "the digits to sign stuff".
DinahMoeHum
(21,812 posts)5. The public service ethic is not at home with business values. . .
And THAT's the difference between a POTUS and a CEO.