Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Churchill, Truman, Reagan, Patton, Grant… Where have all of the truly great, inspirational and patriotic leaders gone? Here we stand in the middle of the greatest national and international crisis since World War II and we have no leaders. Why?
We are surrounded by greed, crime, graft and corruption. Those who want to seize all powers from the people are in charge, and they are too busy accomplishing their all-consuming tasks to pay attention to the fact that none of them are leaders; no matter how much power they manage to accrue, there is not one among them who is a genuine, bona fide leader. They may manage to seize control through the creation of a dictatorship or the advancement of their “regime,” and they may succeed in ruling through sheer oppression but… there’s not one of them who can lead his or her way out of a wet paper bag.
Their style is to lie, twist, cheat, coerce, bully, bribe, instill fear and threaten in order to get things done. Those are the tactics that were used to belligerently pass a Health Care Bill that Americans still do not want, to enact TARP and Stimulus, to seize control of banks and businesses and now the markets… These are not leaders; they are tin-horned despots clawing their ways to the pinnacles of power.
McCain, Paul, Romney, Graham… These are people seeking to achieve the Presidency but, there are still no leaders among them. The plain and simple fact is that we are a nation without leadership, floundering in a sea of declining statesmanship, seeking to find our way in turbulent times without a compass, and without purpose.
People follow leaders because they are inspired to do so; they seek to follow because the leader possesses a quality of righteousness, fairness, vision, and the ability to get the job done. Despots, on the other hand, command people to do as they say or to suffer some dire consequence; either you pass the Bill today, right now, or the world will end. As much as I disliked his politics, Kennedy was a leader; Obama is a despot. Kennedy had a genuine, heartfelt interest in the benefit of his followers; Obama doesn’t give a damn about anyone’s benefit other than his own.
In times of crisis in this country, there has always been someone with the guts, courage and foresight to be a leader and to crusade against the despots of the world. Joe Wilson showed guts and courage when he stood up and hollered “Liar!” during Obama’s speech to Congress, but I don’t know that he is a leader. Gingrich certainly shows signs of leadership, as does John Boehner, but I haven’t made up my mind yet that they are what we need.
In short, we are to blame for this dearth of leadership; we have been asleep at the switch. Now that we are awake, we have a very short time to seek out, identify and enlist leaders who can take responsible charge of the situation and lead us out of this mess which has been accumulating over the last 21 years. We have to dismiss charisma and slick talk and look to the people who have a history of getting jobs done right and who owe their allegiance first to their families, second to their country, and lastly to their parties or agendas.
We need to create an atmosphere in Washington that will attract leaders rather than despots and elitists. We need men and women in charge who are God-fearing, patriotic Americans who believe in our Constitution and who are willing to stand up to the tasks of chasing crime, corruption, graft and Progressivism out of Washington. Time is of the essence in this endeavor. On November 2nd, when we go to the polls, we must know beyond doubt in our hearts and minds that we will be successful.
We cannot afford… We must not be deterred in our quest by the naysayers, by the name callers, by detractors or by the “establishment.” We must keep our hearts and minds focused on the tasks that will be done. We must stand together, united in the common bond of patriotism, certain in our ability to succeed and determined not to fail.
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