From one of the year's best stories:
Rolling up to the meetings at around the same time was Goldman's chief, Mr. Blankfein. A Goldman aide, referring to days of meltdowns and meetings, carped to Mr. Blankfein: "I don't think I can take another day of this."
Mr. Blankfein retorted: "You're getting out of a Mercedes to go to the New York Federal Reserve -- you're not getting out of a Higgins boat on Omaha Beach," he said, referring to the World War II experience of a former Goldman head.
"So keep things in perspective."
Happy New Year!
Good perspective.....
Other things the aide did not have to do....
Spend 30 years on his feet in an auto factory.
Work Christmas day as an intensive care nurse.
The "Masters of the Universe" appear to be, to borrow a phrase, "men without chests."
The world works not because of the Masters, but because of the ordinary people who get out of bed every morning and slog through another tough day during hard work.
Happy New Year!
Posted by: save_the_rustbelt | January 01, 2009 at 04:39 PM