Presidents and Power

Way back when Mr O came into the White House, I blogged that he really didn't demonstrate much personal power. His power is derived from others, and from their aid, not from within himself. Nowhere has that been more evident than during this financial crisis.

Even the media has remarked that they have seen little real leadership with the stock market volatility. There have been no speeches to generate confidence in America, merely speeches that sound like we are being chastised. Although he was right about one thing- the S&P downgrade was only one of several indexes, and they were the only ones that whacked the US down a point.He could have used that better in his speech, rather than sounding like there wasn't anything wrong at all.

There are several kinds of power. One comes from a sense of responsibility and love of the American people. Another comes from selfish ambition- and that one will always fail to produce good solid answers and hope.

The Stock Market roller coaster ride may seem like it doesn't affect you. But it affects even those of us with only pension funds in the market. Easing the fears of the American people would go a long way to stabilizing the market itself. It takes inner strength to be a leader that is truly effective in running the country and bringing hope to the people. Since the election is coming up next year, it would be nice to find someone with that kind of power. Let's elect a true leader, ok?