Friday, August 21, 2009

Althouse: "[T]he inspiring figure progressives thought they had elected comes across, far too often, as a dry technocrat..."

Althouse:
"Saw a recent show with author Jim Collins on his book How The Mighty Fall

He lists 5 stages:

Stage 1: Hubris Born of Success
Stage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of More
Stage 3: Denial of Risk and Peril
Stage 4: Grasping for Salvation
Stage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death"