With six consecutive quarterly earnings misses and a 2006 forecast to be a transition year, management has much to prove.

[Jay Leno said the Federal Emergency Management Agency head recently appeared at his doorstep and said,] I'm here for the earthquake damage you had back in '94. ... The Bush administration is getting ready to ignore it.

Management is not about being the nice guy

Power is the ability to influence the most, nothing else

This is a big storm, and the emergency-management system in Texas is already burdened by Katrina. But Texas is well-prepared for this event.

It's not just an issue of revenue source, it's an issue of good management.