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Actually, I got a PM from a friend who lives in Arizona and who will remain unnamed. He asked, "Will all this be on the test"?
Heh.
As many of you know, I am fascinated by the American experience. When I try to get my arms around something as incomprehensible as the scale of Wal-Mart or Tyson, it sometimes makes my head hurt. Wal-Mart has over 11,000 stores and 6,000 of them are outside the US.
To me its evidence that our country is in good shape as long as brilliant folks like that come along. I include Gates and Jobs and so many others. Its really stunning.
This doesn't mean that I "like" the people who create these institutions, or for that matter the institutions themselves. I try to understand where they fit into our polity.
Now, the whole world is competing. China is creating a millionaire every day...and a billionaire every week or so. We better stay on our toes or our children and grandchildren are going to have a hard row to hoe.
So, if you see me on some country road driving real slow with my Avion, with Jane riding shotgun, you'll know what we'll be thinking about.
America....how we got here and where we're going. And how beautiful our country is.
D.
