Lessons in Leadership: Why Obama Needs to Brush Up on His FDR

The president, though a dedicated student of history, has failed to learn the lesson of our nation?s most significant political confrontations: they?ve required single-minded determination and the willingness to battle entrenched opponents until the fight was won. Look at the way FDR handled the fight over Social Security. Despite stiff opposition from within his own party, he vowed to veto any legislation that undermined Social Security?s core principles. ... Full Story »

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by Subramanya Sastry - Aug. 25, 2009
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Speaking of the entrenched interests arrayed against him, FDR said: “Never before in all our history have these forces been so united ... More »

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by John Louden - Aug. 25, 2009

Opinion well reasoned and well written.

Recent polls show that while Obama’s personal approval rating remains high (57 percent), only 49 percent of the public has confidence that he will make the right ... More »

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