Originally Posted by
sambo
If he wasn't a politician and was really smart...he would work for a budget everyone could agree on, but instead he pushes budgets that he knows want pass but his base loves him, so he gets reelected. That is his mission. If you have had the experience I have, I find accounting types do not drive business. Business is more than managing cost. Smart businessmen spend when it makes sense and don't choke their business when things are tough, and know how to negotiate compromise.