Yeah, sigh, Nader. My brother voted for Nader. Last year, I think he broke with tradition and voted for Kerry. I've been resisting getting into a political argument with my brother.
Like your answer to #6. "Capability to Listen" is a biggie. Very hard to do - listen to someone you don't agree with and be able to see their pov, yet incredibly vital in a leader - particularly one who has to deal with other leaders.
Heh, yeah, Churchill had his dark side. So did FDR, I found out recently or rather was reminded of by Obama of all people, in Obama's book. FDR approved the internment of Japanese and Italian Americans during WWII. Far from perfect. And there were people who hated FDR much like we hate Bush, my grandparents did. I think it's the only time my grandmother voted - to vote against FDR. When my parents first dated they'd have vehement debates about him. LOL! Yet, he's still my favorite - and he managed to pull off a difficult feat, turn the country around during a depression, ensure there wouldn't be another one, and aid England in WWII, even when we weren't supposed to be involved. (Sort of on the sly, until something happened major enough to convince Congress to vote for it.)
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Yeah, sigh, Nader. My brother voted for Nader.
Last year, I think he broke with tradition and voted for Kerry. I've been resisting getting into a political argument with my brother.
Like your answer to #6. "Capability to Listen" is a biggie. Very hard to do - listen to someone you don't agree with and be able to see their pov, yet incredibly vital in a leader - particularly one who has to deal with other leaders.
Heh, yeah, Churchill had his dark side. So did FDR, I found out recently or rather was reminded of by Obama of all people, in Obama's book. FDR approved the internment of Japanese and Italian Americans during WWII.
Far from perfect. And there were people who hated FDR much like we hate Bush, my grandparents did. I think it's the only time my grandmother voted - to vote against FDR.
When my parents first dated they'd have vehement debates about him. LOL! Yet, he's still my favorite - and he managed to pull off a difficult feat, turn the country around during a depression, ensure there wouldn't be another one, and aid England in WWII, even when we weren't supposed to be involved. (Sort of on the sly, until something happened major enough to convince Congress to vote for it.)