I see this type of behavior rampant throughout the United States, whether it be government agencies, news organizations, businesses, and school systems are some of the worst.

I once taught in a middle school where the one psychology teacher showed up drunk quite often.  His buddies in administration–they went to Las Vegas together, were in the same clubs, etc.–would cover for him all the time.  No discipline, nada.  A younger, new teacher, who got on the wrong side of the administration by telling some city council people about this situation was hounded regularly with classroom observations and minor marks on her record until she moved out of town.

And don’t forget the whole idea of treating the students’ opinion as just as important as the teacher’s when it comes to what is being done in the classroom.  If the teacher gives credit for going swing dancing in an English class and the kids like that, it’s a valid assignment nowadays, even when it becomes a major way to pass rather than doing writing or reading.

I remember the day when managers were often told that they could NOT socialize with the people who would be working under them.  They were not to develop special friendships with them so as to avoid any accusations of favoritism.  Work was to remain “professional.”

Now if you attend management training courses, its all about teamwork and friendship and vague touchy-feely things like that.  Too many boundaries being crossed all over the place, no sense of what works best to get things done RIGHT.

It will take a long time to change our current culture–makes me sick.

It’s not been what you know but who you know for far too long.

When is Obama putting up a $20B fund for those that lost our livelihood for the Financial disaster?

I need to file a very large claim.

Directions please?

>:o

(Pogo joke.)

Regardless of whether the regulators were appointed by Clinton, Bush, or Obama, the simple fact is Obama’s head of the SEC, Mary Schapiro is TOTALLY disregarding the recommendation of the SEC Office of Inspector General. 

His watch, his head of the SEC, his lack of transparency and accountability!!   

Great minds think alike. Having viewed BO’s speech last evening, I wrote this morning on the similarity you point out.  

At the Corner of Wall Street and the Gulf of Mexico

You would think this would be front page news.  But, of course, it’s not because it’s become business as usual.  Until we rout out the rot, nothing is going to change.  And all the lip flapping our politicians do on either side of the aisle is nothing more than wind. 

What’s happened to our country?  It’s been taken over by the hyenas.