In C.L.&P.'s defense, Charles Fisher, a vice president with Witt Associates, noted in an interview that the utility had not been confronted with a storm beyond its worst-case situation in more than 25 years when it drew up its latest storm-response plan in June.
After all, this is a White House that once vowed to protect whistleblowers when it drew up its transition agenda.
FASB could soften its stance during the four-month comment period, but it can hardly have been unaware of outsiders' arguments when it drew up its proposals.
It seems extraordinary to me that, when it drew up its original proposal, there was no provision for making this kind of very minor change affecting one Member State without the need for a full consultation process.
This will not be easy, as the Foreign Office acknowledged this week, when it drew up fresh guidance for its overseas embassies on what they should do if there is a wave of disorderly default. .
The IJN recognized that fact when it drew up the first iteration of its Eight-Eight Fleet building plan for eight first-class battleships and eight battlecruisers in 1910 and did not include them.
