Mark Penn would feel at home in Silicon Valley

By
Andrew
on April 6, 2008 9:37 PM | | Comments (281) | TrackBacks (0)
By now the news that Penn has resigned from the Clinton Campaign is all over the place.

Which leads me to conflicts of interests. In the discussion I just had with Rod Adams, a major theme was conflict of interest and policymaking. 

I look at the boards of various corporations, and the incestuousness of some of the blogosphere (god, I hate that word) and I can't help be see why Penn felt he was doing nothing wrong.

Smart people think they are capable of separating out different personal business interests when they conflict with each other.

Unfortunately, the truly smart ones know they keep our mouths shut when there is a conflict, and let things work themselves out without accusations of any perceived bias. 

Sometimes, being an honest broker is the best thing to do when trying to make good choices.

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