Questions I'd like asked (but doubt will be)

Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting is coming up and 'El Buffo' famously solicits questions from the crowd.  Here is one that I'd like to see asked and answered (but I know won't be).

Oh Great One, Sage of Omaha, Slayer of Markets, Scourge of Boardrooms everywhere:

Given that your early endorsement of BHO was just about the only economic credential that the President ran on and given the gross economic mismanagement and profligacy demonstrated by him since election, do you regret your endorsement?

And if not, precisely what have the people that you are primarily accountable to:  the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, gotten out of your very visible (and tightly tied to Berkshire) politicking?

Do you feel obligated to advocate policies that are good for our company or just ones that make you personally popular with the press?


Are the values and beliefs of a multi-billionaire like you consonant with the interests of your largely middle class shareholders?  Do  you have any obligation to represent  your shareholder's interests when speaking to public policy issues?