Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Obama's Chicken Button and Chimera of Leadership






It's always easier to recuse oneself rather than to take a stand. But isn't withdrawal a failure of true leadership? Doesn't strong leadership require strong self-definition? Isn't using the chicken button, except in rare circumstances, just another way path of weakness, failed leadership, or worse, no leadership at all? I fear we're about to elect a charming, smooth chimera of leadership rather than the real thing.

Thanks ladies, Fausta and Obi's Sister, for highlighting thes videos. Will keep it going.

2 comments:

Obi's Sister said...

Thanks for the link.

That Chicken Button just nails it, doesn't it?

William said...

I think you might need a refresher course on Phil Gramm, Enron, and Charles Keating.

Nice try. It's not working.