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In reply to the discussion: "The kindest person in the room is often the smartest." [View all]Bluethroughu
(5,575 posts)19. He embodies what an American businessman serving his country
By patrioticaly creating jobs and investing in community is about vs
Tearing down companies by loading them up with debt and dumping them like Rauner and Romney.
Big hearts go out to Governor Pritzker and his family, I'm glad he ran again. He's done so much for Illinois in a short time and even during the pandemic.
He's investing into this state, and it will excellerate IL upward, not only as one of the largest economies in the world, but full of innovation and equality forward.
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Because our culture has a very specific idea of what "smart" means, and it has little to do with
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2023
#24
Yep. Not sure about do anything, but do whatever is necessary to save the country and the earth.
KPN
Jul 2023
#57
Good correction. I( agree fullky. We Democrats are a good example as a whole sometimes.
KPN
Jul 2023
#56
...or it could be that kindness is simply a commitment to keeping one's countenance......
jaxexpat
Jul 2023
#16
Joe is the.........BIG BOSS......What a gift to the U.S.A. and the ENTIRE WORLD!!
Stuart G
Jul 2023
#33
Robert Mercer is definitely a big time genius...and Bond/comic book villain.
Lucky Luciano
Jul 2023
#37
This suggests that Wolfgang Pauli only entered rooms with lots of other Nobel Laureates.
NNadir
Jul 2023
#45
I wouldn't know. I have spent my life working to be the dumbest person in the room.
NNadir
Jul 2023
#46