Tonight, the head of the Republican Party addresses the party faithful. If I could, I would ask attendees of the RNC one question: wouldn't you think that if Bush kept doing the wrong things poorly that these two would eventually cancel one another? If you continuously execute poorly on bad ideas, wouldn't you think that your failure to do the wrong thing would eventually HAVE to result in the right outcome? Even in politics, wouldn't it sometimes be true that two negatives make a positive?
Just wondering here.
"It is better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right."
- Russell Ackoff
R World (Ron Davison muses aloud)
I'm not so sure. Maybe sometimes.
ReplyDeleteIn my former corporate life I had experience with one group that did execute poorly on bad ideas, over and over again. The outcomes were never good, but they sure spent a heck of a lot of money.
Bush spent a heck of a lot of money, too.
I am SO glad I found your blog. That's all.
ReplyDeleteThat's all well and good until two bad ideas meet up after work one night, and one is all, "How you doin'?" And the other is, "Fine, how you doin'?" And then one thing leads to another, someone ends up in someone else's senate office...Nine months later, poof, a bunch of little bad ideas running around.
ReplyDeleteBut, yes, I would think your way could happen.
CommentLuv is so good - your post title caught my eye at Jennifer's. I was amazed that Bush spoke (as in "made sense") but then I am British, maybe I don't understand the language. ;0)
ReplyDeletePersonally, I guess two wrongs don't make a right. Bad - uum!
personally, i don't not understand.
ReplyDeleteLH,
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess a person needs one of three things: good strategy or good execution or lots of money. So you are saying that Bush was actually one for three? Somehow that obvious detail had escaped me.
Wheels,
I, too, am glad that you're visiting R World.
Jennifer,
Now you've got me terrified at the thought of the Bush legacy as bad ideas spawned by George's really bad ideas.
CrazyCath,
Thanks for visiting. I am sorry that you are feeling so confused. I could explain the Bush presidency but for it to make sense I think that you either have to grown up in the south or be seriously drunk.
Chesca,
This doesn't not surprise me.
Let's test this theory out...Last night for example, all I heard was braying. And furthermore, Bush looked like he was suffering from a bad case of constipation. Two catty negatives right there wouldn't you agree? Let's watch them get together and make nice or good, become complimentary... whatever What? It ain't happening? Give it a little time. As long as the Republicans have been in power at least.
ReplyDeleteMilena,
ReplyDeleteyour mention of braying instantly makes me think of Fred Thompson. I was listening to his speech last night and had to wonder what percent of his claims were meaningful or testable. Noise.
the whole thing made me wince. but then again the last 8 years has made me weep.
ReplyDeletejen,
ReplyDeletea wince is better than a weep. Things must be looking up, he said, trying desperately to convince himself that this is, indeed, the case.