"A Deadly Lack of Leadership"

[volstork]

Charles Blow in this morning's NYT:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/opinion/coronavirus-trump-leadership.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

America watched a churlish child stand among serious leaders, corporate leaders and scientific ones, trying to appear in command, but continuously exposing himself as small and shallow.

The constant attempt to shift blame and accept none is a serious character flaw and the mark of a coward. The constant shadow boxing with the ghost of President Barack Obama is embarrassingly consuming. And his need to be endlessly exalted is disturbing.

Presidents should lead by example. They should model behavior and inspire confidence. Trump failed on all counts, because … he is himself.

Leading a cult is not the same as leading a country. Presidential leadership is born of character — morality, honesty, courage, stability — traits foreign to Trump, traits to which he is actively hostile.

Trump’s thoroughly inept handling of this crisis will not pass from the American memory easily. Fear and panic will help etch this one into the psyche. This will leave a scar.

[SummerSnow]

1. Great article. Thanks for posting.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. And every day Biden is appearing more Presidential-- I hope...

more people are noticing.

[CatWoman]

3. r; k

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Donny Six Words . . . nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. Tremendous Perfect Beautiful Very Hoax Witch hunt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. "I don't take responsibility at all". . . . nt

[handmade34]

5. churlish, lout

good words...



"This will leave a scar"

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Uh oh, I see another lawsuit against the NYTimes.

[blakstoneranger]

7. Yeah, but He's Lucky!

The one thing that keeps him rich and powerful is his luck. Somehow luck will lead him out of this and into something else and the world will praise him. But like everything else, luck has it's limits and as every lucky person has discovered---LUCK IS NOT PERMANENT, IT IS FLEETING, IT COMES AND IT GOES AND SOMETIMES NEVER COMES BACK---LUCK RUNS OUT.

[Scarsdale]

11. Oh, I think Donnie Dump

is seeing the end of the road. If not then the American populace will be. This HAS to be too big for even Don the Con to get over. Hopefully he will take many, many of his enablers in DC along with him to disgrace. Any hopes of running for office should be crashed for his grifting "kids" too. We do not need another tRump know-nothing in office. They have spent more than their share of taxpayer money, travelling on business trips worldwide. Time to actually find out what working for a living is all about. Once daddy is out of office, the dumbass "kids" will not be welcome anywhere.

[CrispyQ]

8. "I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are."

~Michelle Obama