Why can’t government run more like business?
Have you ever started doing something and then realized too late that it was a bad idea? Once you realized the idea was bad, did you stop doing whatever it was? There are often two main issues to look at in this situation first, how invested are you in the activity, and second (if the activity is public) would it save more face to continue or give up? Any good business man can tell you how true Sun Tzu’s words were when he wrote the text of “The Art of War” in which he states [The prudent warrior] knows when to fight and when not to fight. Unfortunately the above situation is most likely exactly where George W. Bush finds himself right now. The war in Iraq is no longer about right an wrong, it is about how much George W. Bush has invested in it, and how much face he can save/supposed moral fiber he can show by continuing to fight. If the government were a business, The President would always look at what his company (the nation) stood to gain or lose by any action or inaction. Unfortunately, barring impeachment or jail, any president will always serve out a full term in office. When you days are numbered, you start to act more an more like a corrupt CEO who knows he is on the outs, and tries to tear down the company or in this case the country from the inside. Unfortunately, unlike the CEO we can’t get rid of The President any faster, and whether he is in or out of office, he is immediately accountable to no one.
