No wonder he is sinking in the polls. Bush is losing it.
Stubbornness is not leadership. A wise leader knows how to listen, knows how to cut his losses, and knows that disagreements within his base must never be allowed to get ugly and personal. When a leader fights his base he always loses, even if he 'wins'. Clinton defeated his base in getting NAFTA passed but it cost him Congress. A leader who was thinking rationally instead of reacting emotionally would never, ever escalate a conflict with his base to this level of name-calling. It's become a pissing contest with him in which he has completely lost sight of the big picture.
"No wonder he is sinking in the polls. Bush is losing it.
Stubbornness is not leadership. A wise leader knows how to listen, knows how to cut his losses, and knows that disagreements within his base must never be allowed to get ugly and personal. When a leader fights his base he always loses, even if he 'wins'. Clinton defeated his base in getting NAFTA passed but it cost him Congress. A leader who was thinking rationally instead of reacting emotionally would never, ever escalate a conflict with his base to this level of name-calling. It's become a pissing contest with him in which he has completely lost sight of the big picture."
More wisdom worth a second showing. Thanks.