Honestly, I think Aretha got it right – stick to seven letters, melodically I think it just works better.<\/p>\n
Anyway – in my family I’ve been labeled “you liberal” – the second youngest of eight kids.\u00a0 Accountability, Responsibility, Discipline and Consequences were not just words, but codes of conduct – drilled into my skull<\/strong> – in The Hall Household, not at all surprising considering my dad is a ’53 West Point grad.\u00a0 Punishment was a given – or should I say consequences were always delivered.\u00a0 Spankings were called “reminder taps” – mind the pun – for at times, taps held near dual meaning if you catch my drift.<\/p>\n I typically save controversial or political discussions for funerals, weddings or family renuions because, being usually void of any emotional energy, I find that people are compelled to share their views in rational discourse – no such events planned in my near future so I am forced to share my views in the emptiness of cyberspace.<\/p>\n Is it me or have others noticed – in reading the headlines, blogs and other online sources, I am struck by the lack of consequences and accountability due to poor judgment – a lack of management shakedowns at some of the largest companies that I suggest are at the crux of the housing debacle.<\/p>\n Starting at the top at Bear Sterns<\/a>, haven’t heard but a blip regarding heads rolling.\u00a0 No news of foreclosures on Upper East Side Townhomes or penthouses – no sheriff warrants issued in The Hamptons – no learjet repos.\u00a0 Government bailout – yep.\u00a0 Significant management changes due to the consequences of poor judgment?\u00a0 Nope – just talk of a takeover.<\/p>\n Seems that same is true over at Countrywide – more “seasoned” managers have been moved around and the CEO simply retired<\/a> – B of A put their guy in charge of mortgages.\u00a0 Plenty of seasoning but little grilling.\u00a0 Wamu’s shareholders<\/a> sought accountability and won a majority of votes to remove the chairman and CEO positions – but not a great deal more – in fact senior executives’ bonuses were shielded from the loses attributed to the mortgage-related business.\u00a0 I Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Honestly, I think Aretha got it right – stick to seven letters, melodically I think it just works better. Anyway – in my family I’ve been labeled “you liberal” – the second youngest of eight kids.\u00a0 Accountability, Responsibility, Discipline and Consequences were not just words, but codes of conduct – drilled into my skull – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,26,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-general","7":"category-lending","8":"category-real-estate","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15003,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/15003\/what-willies-roadhouse-taught-me-about-being-a-niche-biche\/","url_meta":{"origin":3800,"position":0},"title":"What Willie’s Roadhouse taught me about being a Niche Biche.","author":"Teri Lussier","date":"August 30, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"You know how much you love satellite radio? 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