Re: Decimal versus binary arithmetic was Re: J4 - presentation/discussion on "Future of the COBOL Standard"

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:39:22 -0500, Robert <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>>This is the human characteristic that not only is the cause of most
>>wars, but it also gets in the way of progress of all kinds.
>
>No, what gets in the way of progress is lack of leader****p with vision.
Without a leader,
>workers devolve to maintaining the status quo. A manager who lets them
get away with it is
>a bureaucrat, not a leader. 

Oh, there are plenty of leaders who have visions.   And when those
visions conflict with reality, reality is ignored.