Sometimes it Might be OK to be a Country Club

by Rita
An excerpt from an article in the New York Times:

"In the presidential campaign, the Obamas had a “no new friends” rule, surrounding themselves with a coterie of familiar faces. Even if the Obamas lift that rule in Washington, newcomers are unlikely to replicate the intensity of this group’s ties, formed over more than a decade by births and deaths, Scrabble games, barbecues and vacations, but also by shared beliefs about race, success and responsibility." (NYT, 12/14/08)

Full link here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/us/politics/14friends.html

I wrote in a previous post that a village can get you elected president. And it seems there might be times when it is necessary to be very intentional about protecting the village membership list.

Your thoughts?