Presidential Leadership

FDR, Pearl Harbor and Presidential Leadership

Steven M. Gillon | Posted 01.29.2012

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Steven M. Gillon

What is notable about Roosevelt's actions that day is not just that he was right, but that he had the strength and conviction to stand firm in the face of the united opposition of his secretaries of war, state, and navy.

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Lucas Kavner

Chris Matthews Plays Loveball With His Presidential Obsession

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.26.2011

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Chris Matthews -- current host of MSNBC's "Hardball" -- was a 15-year-old working as a paperboy for the Philadelphia Bulletin when he found his politi...

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Game Over: Republicans Find Default Acceptable

Miles Jaffe | Posted 08.29.2011

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Miles Jaffe

It is clear that Republicans will abandon even there own policies to oppose the president. hey prefer economic weakening, increased unemployment and national gridlock.

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Post-Thanksgiving Reflections

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clarence B. Jones

Many of us who complain that Obama has not done this or that seem to have forgotten the guiding principles affecting fundamental political, economic and social change.

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Obama: Averse to Leadership and a Pretty Bad Politician on Top of That

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leonce Gaiter

It's time for the verdict. Obama ran a great campaign, but he is no leader, and he's an abominable politician.

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A Fight for our Future

Miles Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Jaffe

There is almost a universal consensus: the nation's political system has ground to a halt. We are paralyzed (Rich, NYT, January 31). We are "stuck...

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The First 100 Days -- How Obama Scores on the Nine Qualities of Leadership

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

If his first 100 days are an indication of how Barack will perform against these nine measures of leadership, he is poised to be a transformational president.

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