Not to shabby !

If the politicians held gov't "accountable" like a big business..that would be good for USA

If more politican treated running government like a business, we wouldn't have the national debt we have, trade imbalances. This would be an EXCELLENT policy.

I think he cruised through school, didn't study was a clown at Yale and got into Harvard because of his family. His worst decision was letting Cherny talk him into selecting him as Vice President.

One last thought. We have in place a system of checks and balances. Congress could act like the shareholders in a company instead of being tied to party lines.

I do have to disagree. What's good for business isn't necessarily good for government. While we DO need to incorporate SOME good business or economic principles into our governing... one must not forget the people. ALL of the people.

I tend to agree with Veggie here. I think Republicans tend to treat the government more as a business, one that puts more money in their own pockets or their friends' pockets, tending to be a more black & white, bottom-line mentality.

On the other hand, I think Democrats tend to treat the government as parents, trying to take care of the needs of all their children, whether the children want it or not, or whether it's really in the best for the children.

Perhaps a combination of the two would be more realistic?

Yes, Judi, we agree on that. We need something in the middle of those two sentiments. Not TOOO much parenting, but not TOOO much business. When government is a business, the bottom line is (should be, but not in the current administration) king. The government is for the people so the people should really be the bottom line.