Word: rolodexes
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...fact, George W.'s Rolodex isn't that different from his dad's. It's getting hard to keep count of all the veterans of the old Bush Administration who are now house-hunting in west Austin. But what's most striking about the selection the Governor has made from his father's staff is how shrewdly he has chosen. In nearly every case, Bush has tapped the young and the restless, the men and women who were most frustrated with President Bush's do-nothing approach to domestic policy. In the Bush White House, they were known...
...less expensive alternative is the new REX from Rolodex and Franklin Quest, available for less than $150. About the size of a credit card, the REX holds hundreds of appointments, contacts, and notes, but lacks any input mechanism; all data entry is done on your...
White House officials say WhoDB is little more than a catalog of presidential supporters and visitors. But as a Rolodex, it is one with attitude. Many of the system's 355,000 names were culled from Democratic National Committee donor lists, and they were obviously entered with follow-up in mind. Have a pet project or nickname? WhoDB knows it, along with birthdays and fax numbers. Even special dietary needs were logged in to cater to donors at future events. "If people who give money are treated with social graces and made to feel they're appreciated, they'll come...
...contributors, the information is out of date and without dollar figures. Although 90 staff members have access to the system, they can only see entries for people that matter to their departments. In short, the half-million-dollar system installed in 1993 is being used as a fancy electronic Rolodex, and not a very good one. What self-respecting Republican would investigate that...
Reporters have a Rolodex of sources, which includes Wall Street traders, market players and analysts who can be counted on to say something. This comes out as "analysts contend" or "traders believe" that the dollar's rise has made the market fall, or the dollar's fall has made the market rise. And if the dollar didn't rise or fall the way analysts thought it would, then the market has "belied expectations...