Good business has little to do with history and nothing to do with sentiment .That is why the Al Perlmans of the world run businesses of all kinds . The guy who "carries a chain saw and gets results" come after the visionaries and the guys with the white hats .It is good business to be listening to accountants and stockholders rather than employees, union stewards , customers and chambers of commerce . The world of good business simply works that way . When it comes to money (especially ours as stockholders) we all want these pragmatists making the hard decisions , and tradition and posterity takes a back seat . Heaven ,in our mind's eye ,has precious few good businessmen in its population .I can assure you there is no Dow Jones ,AMEX ,or NASDAQ on the the Big Board there ,either !