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- Why didn't I name Al "I am in charge Haig" in my last post?Yesterday
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In my post Powerful subordinates - good points, bad points, it all works out, I named two members of the Executive Branch who caused untold grief for the Presidents whom they theoretically served.
The two that I named were Douglas MacArthur, who reported to Commander in Chief Harry Truman, and James Schlesinger, who reported to three Presidents (Nixon, Ford, and Carter).
Perhaps you're wondering why I didn't name Al Haig. One of the reasons that Schlesinger took his action with Nixon's Joint Chiefs of Staff was because of a fear that Nixon would relay an order to Haig rather than through the official chain of command. Even Gerald Ford was uncomfortable with Haig's suggestion to then Vice President Ford that Ford could pardon Nixon after becoming president. But Haig is most famous for his "I am in charge" remark after President Reagan was shot. And yes, I'm familiar with Haig's performance that day; I almost said "I am in charge" while I was on stage at Bridges.
In case you're not familiar with Haig's role on March 30, 1981, here's an account:
One of the o - Powerful subordinates - good points, bad points, it all works outYesterday
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Here are the names of the Democratic Presidential candidates in the 2008 California primary (from my previous post of California primary results):
Joe Biden (Dem) 15,087 0.3 %
Dennis Kucinich (Dem) 19,857 0.5 %
Barack Obama (Dem) 1,686,517 42.4 %
Bill Richardson (Dem) 16,469 0.5 %
Hillary Clinton (Dem) 2,064,590 51.9 %
Chris Dodd (Dem) 6,570 0.1 %
John Edwards (Dem) 167,226 4.2 %
Mike Gravel (Dem) 6,467 0.1 %
One would expect that if the Democratic Party won the 2008 election, one, or perhaps two, of these candidates would be part of the next Administration.
I don't know that anyone would have expected FOUR of the candidates to be part of the Administration: President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Secretary of Commerce Bill Richardson.
And who knows, perhaps there's a spot for Christopher Dodd also. But John Edwards, Mike Gravel, and Dennis Kucinich don't need to wait by the phone, I don't think.
Much has been made of comparisons between Obama's Cabinet and Lincoln's Cabinet, and I agree with those who say that the President has the power to dominate over any dissenting Cabinet member. And, for the record, it does not appear that Clinton is assuming that she has the final say on all foreign affairs issues.
While all of this may be true, there is always t - I guess Izea isn't the place where you can get Swedish meatballsYesterday
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I probably get a few hundred things in my RSS feeds daily, and many of them pass by without being read. But I did happen to read two of them, both of which had a common theme.
One was written by Julia Roy, the other by Loren Feldman. See if you can tell them apart. (I think you can.)
...Never been to a Kmart. It’s just not on my radar. So when Izea contacted me and said that Kmart would like to give me a $500 gift card I wasn’t sure what to expect. Sure I’ve heard of them and seen stores around, anyway I didn’t know what to expect. Turns out Kmart has all kinds of stuff for a web video geek such as myself. The first thing I did was go to Kmart.com and look at cameras. Sure enough they had the Kodak zi6 HD camera that has garnered my interest of late. $200 out the door delivered....
...Kmart sent me on a shopping spree for the holidays! Yup, you read that right. Kmart provided me with a $500 gift card to go shopping crazy at the Kmart store here in NYC. I have to admit, I had a blast! I've not been inside a Kmart in a quite some time- not since my mom used to take my siblings and I there for back-t0-school shopping. The store experience is just how I remember it, not exactly visually beautiful but packed with deals that sure are pleasing to the pocket....
Now both the posts begin with this - My Disqus commenters are smarter than me, and better informedDecember 2
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One of the major things that a blogger should do is to check blog comments and respond to them. Sometimes I neglect this activity, but I happened to check this evening and found two valuable comments today.
One was from a post that I wrote today about the Oracle Technology Network mailing lists. In that post, I originally stated:
The answer is probably situational, but Oracle Technology Network's decision to provide information in a vertical sense is an interesting one to watch.
Justin Kestelyn nicely offered a comment to correct this:
The approach is actually horizontal, not vertical (based on roles).
You'll recall that Kestelyn's newsletter stated the following:
Starting next month, this newsletter becomes Oracle's Dev2DBA newsletter, focusing strictly on the interests of database application developers and DBAs (a diverse group itself.) Java developers should subscribe to Oracle's Dev2Dev Newsletter, architects to Oracle's Arch2Arch Newsletter, and .NET developers to Oracle's .NET Developer Newsletter.
I stand corrected, and my blog post stands corrected also (via the magic of strike and strong).
Incidentally, in his Disqus comment, Kestelyn also stated:
Each of these - Does the Oracle Technology Network encompass too many technologies?December 2
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If you have attended any type of Oracle sales presentation within the last few years, you know that Oracle emphasizes sales of the entire stack. Oracle is not just a database company, but also sells a variety of other products on both sides of the stack, ranging from hardware to vertical application packages.
So when you attend an event like Oracle OpenWorld, you are immediately bombarded with the totality of Oracle's message. Granted, there's no way that you could absorb all of Oracle's message, even if you wanted to, but the complete Oracle message is certainly available for your consumption. (Be sure to see what Floyd Teter says about this topic.)
My employer is a member of the Oracle Technology Network, so I receive OTN e-