Failed Leadership Caused the Financial Crisis

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I agree with Ray Canady, above.

The problem seems to be that our system produces very few honorable people, or at least the honest ones are not attracted to leadership in the US.

Which leaves us with his goals and ideals of leadership, and how we are going to modify the system, adding checks and balances so that a weak leader cannot do as much damage as has been done during this administration.

True! Why isn't this obvious to everyone?

The humorous newspaper "The Onion" predicted these events in 2001. There is plenty of blame to go around, and if you peruse the pages of The Onion, you'll find criticism of Democrat and Republican alike. I was reading one of their compilation books today. One fictional Onion headline stated "At long last, our national nightmare of peace and prosperity is over."--in reference to the election of George W. Bush. What was prophetically scary was that the accompanying fictional article predicted that the new president would a. Escalate aggression against our "enemies", and b. Deregulate aggressively. Of course, those events happened; with the predictable consequence. Similar articles in The Onion have accurately lampooned Bill Clinton's leadership.

So, if humorous fictional college campus newspapers can accurately describe our leadership failures, and predict the disastrous effects of our leaders' actions---why can't the rest of us see it?

RX For Failed Leadership

It seems to me that one good place to begin dealing with the problems created by "greedership" in US business and government is to identify a set of principles on which decisions are to be based--and judged.

Thought-Starter Suggestions:

First Principal: Actions have consequences. And all leaders must be judged primarily on the consequences of their actions.

No excuses. No alibies. Results, both long-and short-term.

Second Principal: What is, is. And every attempt to convey or imply something other than the truth is a falsehood. A lie.

And must be identified as such--by people and by all media who profess to serve the people.

Third Principal: First things first. Every leader--of every organization, every company, every political party, every group-must clearly and publicily spell out priorities: what will be priority 1...what priority 2...on on through priority 5. Only when priority 5 has been accomplished shall any leader spell out the next five priorities.

Those elected to local, state or national offices shall be judged on how well they serve their constituents. Selling out to lobbyists is self-serving--and will be identified as such.

Problem 1: Elections last too long and cost too much. This creates situations where those who would be elected are tempted to "sell" their votes in exchange for campaign support and/or to create "earmarks" designed primarily to win votes.

Problem 2: Far too many "leaders" act too often as "misleaders" who serve primarily themselves and those from whom they seek to gain support. They seek to divide "us" from "them", rather than to unite people in a common cause.

Problem 3: Media that tell "their" side of the story--who support one party or the other--are a growing problem. When voters are given "slanted" views instead of an unbiased reporting of the pertinent fact, they are ill-equippted to make sound decisions.

Fact: All of us are stronger and wiser than any of us--when we work together. Putting half the horses on each side of the wagon results in much wasted effort and no progress. All "misleaders" who distort the truth in an effort to further their own cause damage our common cause.

Belief: Our nation...our world...needs leaders who strive to improve the common good. Not to pit one group against another.