Bush's Leadership

I am so tired of hearing from the neocons about how Bush is a great leader because he has the “courage of his convictions” and once he takes a stand, he can’t be swayed. Why do they consider this a positive trait? Isn’t that supreme rigidity?

I think of this analogy—Bush wants to take a road trip south. He has a map, and plans to follow the map all the way. What he doesn’t know when he starts out on the trip is that the road has been washed out (perhaps by Katrina.) A sane person, once receiving this information, would modify their route to avoid the washout; Bush, on the other hand, would continue to follow his map, no matter what, and drive directly off the edge of the washed out road. Once he takes a stand, he can’t be swayed.

We need a Democratic leader with vision, charisma, and the ability to assimilate information rapidly and make decisions on the fly. I’m tired of following Bush off the end of cliffs.

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