Follow The Leader
September 25th, 2008Follow The Leader
Not Hard To Spot
Our nation is in the midst of a financial crisis.
Make no mistake about it, the current state of the financial market is closer to collapse than it has been at any time over the past 75 years.
At the time of a national - or in this case international - crisis, you’ll see the true character of people.
There are the Leaders, which head directly to the heart of the crisis, and put every effort into working toward a solution that will resolve the crisis. These are the “take charge” people. While not everyone will agree with their solution to any certain crisis, and while their actions may not always work, at least they are decisive and leading.
The others, of course, are the Followers. Followers have their place, and are just as important as Leaders, in their own way.
A General can create the most masterful plan for a battle, but without the troops, he won’t win.
The job of the President of the United States, however, requires a leader. Not someone that will follow polls, public opinion, or panels of advisers. No, it requires someone who will head straight for the center of the battle, or crisis, and lead… decisively.
Senator McCain has already suspended his campaign to fight this financial crisis in Washington, D.C. - and he is the one person who will be able to bring the two sides together - or close enough to make each side equally unhappy - so that an agreement can be made and the country can move forward.
Senator Obama has already declared his position as a follower, but has made himself “available” to the people of the country, by advising his counterparts in Washington to “call me if you need me”, while he continues to pursue his own self-interests while focusing on his campaign.
I don’t want a person “leading” our country who will be “available if we need them”. I want a person leading the country who will have already taken charge of things that I’d rather not have to lose sleep over.
We all talking about the potential collapse of our nation as we know it. Anyone who doesn’t see the depth of the financial crisis that we’re in, anyone who doesn’t see clearly how this is going to affect them, their children, and grandchildren, needs to revisit economics 101.
The actions of the two candidates over the past couple of days only solidifies my support of Senator McCain, the only choice if you want a true Leader leading our nation.
Tags: economy, mccain, president
