posted on October 19, 2004 09:47:37 PM new
This is an easy to read Newsweek article about whether President Bush should be rehired or fired, based on his record.
Viewpoint: The first CEO president stands before America's shareholders. Rehire, or fire? A columnist's take on the record
By Jonathan Alter
Oct. 25 issue - At bottom, elections involving incumbents are always about rehiring or summarily firing the president. The voters are like shareholders in a messy proxy fight. They have to examine how current management is handling the country's business, then make a tough-minded decision about performance.
Even if comparisons between industry and government are inexact, it's fitting that Bush's performance be subjected to the type of rigorous review that, say, Jack Welch might undertake. This is a language that Bush understands. He is the first M.B.A. (Harvard, 1975) and the first former CEO and corporate board member to become president.
So let's dispassionately assess the president's record in six categories: risk management, finance, international operations, plant security, human resources and strategic planning.
