[Superman]

My boss just got back from a nice vacation. He needed it. Left the kids at home and had a blast with his wife. Good for him.

He can't stop talking about German cars. He rode in a few, and was astonished at their functionality. Duh. He now reports that he sees what the big fuss is about German cars and German engineering.

Germany is heavily unionized. Their living standards are high. Their wages and benefits are high. They make a range of cars, some of which compete with the Asian automotive blitzkreig. And they make some cars that compete with the finest cars Asia can muster. And then some. They don't make cheap cars so much as they make good cars.

America is getting its ass kicked up one side of this planet and down the other. So.........

Are we making the mistake of not competing with the Japanese? Or are we making the mistake of not competing with the Germans? And what's it gonna take to get us into the semi-finals? Do we want to take over worldwide VCR machine manufactuuring? Or do we want to get into the winner's circle using innovation and quality? And where does education fit into all this?

Random thoughts. Or maybe not so random.