4/16/12 THE ROOF IS STILL ON, AND WHERE THE COMPAS NEEDLE POINTS

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES

AT LEAST THE ROOF IS STILL ON

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

Monday, 8:00 AM.  27 degrees F, wind NNE, variable, from calm to very strong.  It is snowing and almost a blizzard, but  I don’t think most fruit tree buds will be damaged. Considerable rain fell yesterday before it turned to snow, and this moisture should ease the drought, but won’t be enough to bring lake and streams up to par.  Last night the weather was boisterous, to say the least, porch furniture being knocked over and tossed around, and rain or hail pelting the skylights.  At least the roof stayed on.  Buddy and I braved the blizzard for a while this morning but did not go very far as it was slippery.
    Been following the latest incidents of federal employees “misbehaving?”  You know, GSA wild partying in Las Vegas, Secret Service and some military personnel involved with prostitutes in Colombia?  Find it disturbing?  Can’t understand why it should be happening?  There’s a very simple and I believe very true reason.  Few in the Obama administration exhibit true leadership by example,  and many  have a disdain for the hard work of administration and supervision.   The Administration from the President on down has done nothing much but party from day one; vacation after vacation, and golf game and basketball game ad nauseum.  The peons, as they undoubtedly perceive themselves, feel entitled to the same behavior; although arguably on a lower scale of social acceptability.
    Who is going to take their job seriously when the President and his cohorts obviously do not take theirs seriously? The last three years have been nothing but a game of pass the buck.  Blame Bush.  If that doesn’t stick, blame Congress.  It not it, them some hapless sycophant or underling, or bad weather or bad luck.  Well, what goes around comes around, and each incident of malfeasance in the ranks points the compass needle at the leaders. 
    It’s probably too late now for the President to start looking presidential, staying at his desk and actually working (he obviously likes the job title and the perks but not the hard work).  If he did, he might gain some respect from his own employees and stave off a few of the embarrassments that you can be certain still lurk in the pipeline.