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At times of crisis, people often look to their elected leaders for guidance and stability. The nation looks to the president to bring us together. States look to their governors to provide information. Cities look to their mayors to help them pick up the pieces. So while it is difficult to think about at a time o stanley cup f tragedy, it is an unavoidable truth that politicians - and especially ones with big ambitions - are judged by how they handle the biggest di stanley cup sasters.Full coverage: Boston Marathon BombingsFrantic search for survivors after deadly Texas fertilizer plant blastTwo governors who are mentioned as possible 2016 candidates are now faced with their crisis moments. In Boston, Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass., is coping with the first terrorist bombing on American soil since 9/11. In the city of West, Texas, Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, is dealing with a horrific explosion at a fertilizer plant that has caused widespread damage.The script in the immediate aftermath is familiar: press conferences with updated information on the investigation and recovery, visits with those who have been wounded, and comforting words at prayer vigils and memorials. In the weeks and months that follow, elected leaders are tested by their ability to re stanley becher build their communities and states. Are displaced or wounded citizens getting the help they need Do residents believe enough is being done to prevent the same thing from happening again Are the physical scars of the tragedy cleaned up so that people can ge Fxyr America s aging infrastructure: What would $2 trillion actually buy
AP When FDR looked for someone to run the newly-created U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, he chose Joseph P. Kennedy, who had made a bundle on Wall Street by manipulating stocks. A case of putting the fox in charge of guarding the chicken coop.So when the news came off the wire that Adam Storch was picked to be the first chief operating officer of the Securities and Exchange Commission s enforcement division, it stanley tazas was a deacute;jagrave; vu moment. Not that Storch is in any way comparable to the ethically-challenged Kennedy. But it speaks volumes that the federal government decided yet again to turn to Goldman Sachs to help put its shop in order when it comes to project management and operations.Nowadays you often hear the argument that Uncle Sam is turning to the same crowd that helped implode the fin stanley nz ancial system in the first place. And a lot of the critics also single out Goldman as the epitome of much that is wrong with out-of-control finance capitalism. Not to mention the revolving door relationship between the government and private financial firms like Goldman. For a sampler, check out these recent pieces in Rolling Stone and New York Magazine not to mention Michael Moore s new movie Besides, they say with justification , if Goldman was so smart, why did it need a government bailout - along with the rest of Wall Street - to survive last year s financial meltdown So much for being Masters of the Universe. stanley quencher A bit of a
At times of crisis, people often look to their elected leaders for guidance and stability. The nation looks to the president to bring us together. States look to their governors to provide information. Cities look to their mayors to help them pick up the pieces. So while it is difficult to think about at a time o stanley cup f tragedy, it is an unavoidable truth that politicians - and especially ones with big ambitions - are judged by how they handle the biggest di stanley cup sasters.Full coverage: Boston Marathon BombingsFrantic search for survivors after deadly Texas fertilizer plant blastTwo governors who are mentioned as possible 2016 candidates are now faced with their crisis moments. In Boston, Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass., is coping with the first terrorist bombing on American soil since 9/11. In the city of West, Texas, Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, is dealing with a horrific explosion at a fertilizer plant that has caused widespread damage.The script in the immediate aftermath is familiar: press conferences with updated information on the investigation and recovery, visits with those who have been wounded, and comforting words at prayer vigils and memorials. In the weeks and months that follow, elected leaders are tested by their ability to re stanley becher build their communities and states. Are displaced or wounded citizens getting the help they need Do residents believe enough is being done to prevent the same thing from happening again Are the physical scars of the tragedy cleaned up so that people can ge Fxyr America s aging infrastructure: What would $2 trillion actually buy
AP When FDR looked for someone to run the newly-created U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, he chose Joseph P. Kennedy, who had made a bundle on Wall Street by manipulating stocks. A case of putting the fox in charge of guarding the chicken coop.So when the news came off the wire that Adam Storch was picked to be the first chief operating officer of the Securities and Exchange Commission s enforcement division, it stanley tazas was a deacute;jagrave; vu moment. Not that Storch is in any way comparable to the ethically-challenged Kennedy. But it speaks volumes that the federal government decided yet again to turn to Goldman Sachs to help put its shop in order when it comes to project management and operations.Nowadays you often hear the argument that Uncle Sam is turning to the same crowd that helped implode the fin stanley nz ancial system in the first place. And a lot of the critics also single out Goldman as the epitome of much that is wrong with out-of-control finance capitalism. Not to mention the revolving door relationship between the government and private financial firms like Goldman. For a sampler, check out these recent pieces in Rolling Stone and New York Magazine not to mention Michael Moore s new movie Besides, they say with justification , if Goldman was so smart, why did it need a government bailout - along with the rest of Wall Street - to survive last year s financial meltdown So much for being Masters of the Universe. stanley quencher A bit of a