I have to agree with this. As much respect and regard that I have long had for Steve, as well as for Rick, and as someone now retired from corporate administration, it pained me greatly to read about such negligent management of TLP’s overall operations. How else but negligence can it be described?
I have to agree with this. As much respect and regard that I have long had for Steve, as well as for Rick, and as someone now retired from corporate administration, it pained me greatly to read about such negligent management of TLP’s overall operations. How else but negligence can it be described?
How in the hell was it possible for a gratuitously included and inexperienced staffer (Galen) to form a BoD without the knowledge, input, or consent of the principle founders?!? Giving someone like that so much rope could only culminate in the metaphorical hanging of such apparently inattentive and/or willfully blind top leadership. Above all, *THAT* was the most damaging of all mistakes and errors, and was certainly the original match that lit the flame of the eventual bonfire.
I’m sorry, Steve. I truly do hate making that observation, but in an analysis of “shoulda/woulda/coulda” it’s quite clear that had Galen not been granted so much autonomous, unsupervised, free reign over TLP operations to begin with, this fallout would simply not have occurred.
Astonishingly, TLP’s website reflects that Galen is still with TLP, in a leadership position, with the title of Co-Founder and Board Member. WTAF?!?
This leads me to question another elephant in the room - WHY is Rick still there?!? What explanation is there for why Rick didn’t stand with you, Steve, so you could work together to clean that filthy house that Galen made a mess of, to hold him accountable, to show him to the curb, and to reconstruct the organization and its original mission anew?!?
Frankly, I find myself still confused after reading these latest posts AND then discovering that at least one of the original wolves is still in the henhouse!
Exactly. How can someone just take over the bank accounts of an organization ? Where was the in-house council? And why just toss around the title of founding member to anyone who wanted it? I’ve seen more management in a little league refreshment stand… and more accountability of it’s money. If you ask people to contribute their money you better make sure to see that it’s used for the purpose stated.
People who organize something like the Lincoln Project do so out of conviction & intention to get out an urgent message. Often they have little background in managing people, & even if they do, that's likely not their main concern, so things like this happen, especially when insincere, self-serving people get involved. Yes, Steve Schmidt & Rick Wilson can't totally escape some responsibility for this happening, but it's understandable how they could've missed it until too late. Things like this are not unusual these days, unfortunately.
I have to agree with this. As much respect and regard that I have long had for Steve, as well as for Rick, and as someone now retired from corporate administration, it pained me greatly to read about such negligent management of TLP’s overall operations. How else but negligence can it be described?
How in the hell was it possible for a gratuitously included and inexperienced staffer (Galen) to form a BoD without the knowledge, input, or consent of the principle founders?!? Giving someone like that so much rope could only culminate in the metaphorical hanging of such apparently inattentive and/or willfully blind top leadership. Above all, *THAT* was the most damaging of all mistakes and errors, and was certainly the original match that lit the flame of the eventual bonfire.
I’m sorry, Steve. I truly do hate making that observation, but in an analysis of “shoulda/woulda/coulda” it’s quite clear that had Galen not been granted so much autonomous, unsupervised, free reign over TLP operations to begin with, this fallout would simply not have occurred.
Astonishingly, TLP’s website reflects that Galen is still with TLP, in a leadership position, with the title of Co-Founder and Board Member. WTAF?!?
This leads me to question another elephant in the room - WHY is Rick still there?!? What explanation is there for why Rick didn’t stand with you, Steve, so you could work together to clean that filthy house that Galen made a mess of, to hold him accountable, to show him to the curb, and to reconstruct the organization and its original mission anew?!?
Frankly, I find myself still confused after reading these latest posts AND then discovering that at least one of the original wolves is still in the henhouse!
Man, what’s up with that?!? What am I missing??
Exactly. How can someone just take over the bank accounts of an organization ? Where was the in-house council? And why just toss around the title of founding member to anyone who wanted it? I’ve seen more management in a little league refreshment stand… and more accountability of it’s money. If you ask people to contribute their money you better make sure to see that it’s used for the purpose stated.
People who organize something like the Lincoln Project do so out of conviction & intention to get out an urgent message. Often they have little background in managing people, & even if they do, that's likely not their main concern, so things like this happen, especially when insincere, self-serving people get involved. Yes, Steve Schmidt & Rick Wilson can't totally escape some responsibility for this happening, but it's understandable how they could've missed it until too late. Things like this are not unusual these days, unfortunately.