Who Would You Choose as America's Best Leader?

By U.S. News Staff

October 22, 2009 RSS Feed Print

What makes someone a great leader? Do the people on our list reflect the best of the best in their respective fields? Why? Why not? Whom would you have chosen instead? Post your thoughts.

America's Best Leaders 2009

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Michael Bloomberg.

He started life as the son of modest parents and rose to the top of the business world by true grit. He runs NYC like a successful business and when the federal or state gove3rnment lets the city down he comes up with his own programs and the hell with anyone who doesn't like it. When the politicians refuse to deal with gun control he goes after the gun dealers on his (NYC's) own. When the teachers of NYC don't teach he takes over the system and reforms it. When the Feds let us down on the war on terrorism he hired Ray Kelly and sent the NYC cops overseas to to do their won intelligence work protecting us all.

I cast a write in vote for him for president because he is the most qualified person to lead us out of the economic morass we as a country are in.The courtries loss and the city's gain. How bitter sweet.

Harvey Grossman of NJ 3:06PM December 31, 2009

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Memoryrelate of 2:51PM December 11, 2009

Ben Bernanke? Ben Bernanke?? Ben Bernanke???

You people are clowns.

Virgo47 of OH 7:10AM December 10, 2009

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