I don’t think so; what if Ewing Jr. sucks, and it’s Ewing Sr. who has to decide whether to fire him? What if Ewing Jr. is one of two internal candidates for a promotion, and he gets it? What’s the other guy supposed to think?

I got a call from his company when I was looking for a mortgage and honestly it was the pushiest, most aggressive pitch I received (of probably a dozen calls). The best part was when I finally asked what rate he would offer me, but he kept trying to talk up Quicken’s corporate image. I kept coming back to “what will…