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Larry Refsland — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:01:37 -0500

"Already working?" For whom? Yes, it is working if the plan was to nationalize our nation's major industries. But, "no" if the plan was to stabilize the housing issues that caused the house of cards to tumble. A correction is needed, not a bailout. When you bail someone out of jail for an offense clearly commited, you simply delay the inevitible and almost insure the reoccurance of the event. (Drunk driving, drug abuse, etc) Our government is playing the role of the co-dependent parent that keeps rescuing the child in trouble at the expense of the children that did not get in trouble.

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Larry Refsland — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:49:30 -0400

We are in the most serious crisis since the dot-com bubble burst. To compare WWII where actual American lives were dying by the 1,000's to this crisis where greed is running its natural course is ridiculous.

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Larry Refsland — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:21:21 -0400

Actually, the effects have already been felt without any drilling. Just the indication that off-shore drilling may occur has adjusted oil speculator's positions having an immediate effect on oil prices. Whether it takes 7 years or 15 years to actually have the new oil available at the gas pump, it still is a clear signal that additional resources will soon be available to consumers which impacts supply and demand (even if only psychologically) thereby driving prices downward.

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Larry Refsland — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:32:38 -0400

If inflation was a problem then I would agree. However, inflation is not out of control at the moment and low interest rates help fuel growth not suffocate it. We are in more trouble than I thought if people in Fisher's position have this mindset. He clearly does not understand the correlation between interest rates and inflation. The only people that benefit from higher rates are little old ladies that have all their money in CD's (Certificates of Deposits, not Compact Discs, Mr. Fisher).

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Larry Refsland — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:41:37 -0400

I disagree with this idea. At the core, it is un-American. It goes against free market capitalism and reveals just how out of sync with market dynamics the CEO of one of America's largest corporations happens to be. It's unbelievable that he wants the government to keep fuel prices high just to encourage the sale of their product. I don't see Toyota making the same whiney approch to producing a vehicle that meets the needs of today's consumers.

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Larry Refsland — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:54:47 -0400

It seems like those that agree with the statement are not answering the question about being set up to fail. Rather, they are answering the unasked question, "is there still a glass ceiling for women." If that had been the question, I may be slightly inclined to agree but alas, that was not the question.

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Larry Refsland — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:47:24 -0400

In the fields of my experience I have observed no such evidence of women leaders being set up to fail. In fact, just the opposite is generally the case. I have seen how women in leadership were given the benefit of the doubt where, in the same situation with a male leader the man was given his walking papers. The notion of being "set up" is odd.

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Larry Refsland — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:47:30 -0400

This is the old concept of zigging when everyone else is zagging. In the early 80's thousands of people left the real estate business because of high interest rates and recession. Those of us that got in the business at that time and worked hard at establishing a niche stockpiled a list of loyal clients that came back time and time again as the rates fell and the market improved. The question isn't whether a recession is the best time to start up a business, it's what business will benefit the most when the recession ends?