So, a couple of weeks ago, Your Humble Blogger officially opened up this Tohu Bohu to presidential politics, and my first question is what kinds of leadership qualities we want in a President just now.\n\n
For instance, Gov. Dean's remarkable quality is independence. He appears to be capable of doing his own thinking, and relying on his own instincts. That's often useful in a President, and a President who relies too much on his cabinet, advisors, and party leaders is unlikely to be a great president. On the other hand, independence of spirit and mind is most valuable when conformity is at its most threatening, and our party, nation, and world are pretty fragmented at the moment.\n\n
Rep. Gephart's best trait, to me, is his reliability; he is experienced and predictable. That's a strength specifically in uncertain times, unless (which may be the case now), a certain nimbleness is required by the necessity for change. It's the opposite of Gov. Dean's independence, for that sort of reliability means that he is stuck in (or, if you like, has fully developed) certain habits of observations and thought that he is unlikely to quickly change.\n\n
And so on. Each candidate has strengths (Sen. Edwards is combative, Gen. Clark is persuasive, Sen. Kerry is, well, he has strengths, too, I'm sure) and those strengths are helpful in different times and in different ways. Coalition-building, loyalty, eloquence, experience, courage, conciliation, intelligence, perception, and charm are all valuable, but they are not all equally valuable at all times. Which should we look for now?\n\n
Redintegro Iraq,
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