Paul O'Neil - Not such a bad guy

[ramapo]

Just finished reading "The Price of Loyalty" and it gave me a new found respect for O'Neil and even Greenspan.

O'Neil and Greenspan believe in a transparent, factual, non-political decision-making process. O'Neil appears as an "honest broker". He wants to hear the facts, and the facts will determine what policy should ultimately be.

That's why he no longer works in the Bush* administration. Policy has been made on political basis only. No surprise here but it is unlike any administration in history.

I truly think that Bush, had he been an honest, intelligent, and open-minded person (a true uniter?) could've accomplished amazing things.

He could've reformed the election system by admitting to the questionable circumstance of his election and vowing that the American people deserved better.

He could've lowered taxes for working Americans, modified Kyoto, maybe even fixed the health care system.

Bush blew it from Day One of course as he has none fo the qualities I listed. But O'Neil reminded me that honest disagreement is central to policy making and although we may disagree, some Republicans are not inherently evil.

[robbedvoter]

1. A good guy he wasn't - but Krugman respected him - as the only

competent economist in the bunch.
But this is the guy who said Social security and corporate taxes had to go.

[PfcHammer]

2. too bad he had to go into witness protection. ne1 hear from him lately ?