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Old 12-19-2008, 02:46 PM   #81 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aceventura3 View Post
Why don't you folks respond to my premise. I think the selection was cronyism. Even cronies can do good things in the jobs they get, but sometimes you want the best. I would certainly pick BFF for somethings just becasue he/she is my BFF, but when results are most important, I go based on someone who can get the job done and has a proven track record. I would not want a trainee doing surgery on me, do you?
Cronyism is appointing a friend without regard to qualifications.

You agree that Duncan is qualified ("most" qualified is purely subjective and includes your bias), so where's the cronyism?
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