Its called "leadership." He's in charge, he gets the lumps. He shoulda called 'em home to Jesus, refused to campaign for slackers and RINOs, used the veto pen, and otherwise made 'em miserable.
We are going to disagree about the President's leadership. If he were not a leader, he would be doing what everyone wanted and that's not the man he is.
And it was in 1992 when Zell gave a rousing speech in support of Bill Clinton.
The weight of the Presidency since 9/11 is beyond staggering. And yet he went to the plate after the 2004 election to spend political capital to lobby for Social Security reform, in particular the personal accounts, because he believes in them. And has done now for at least 20 years.
The lack of discipline within the Congress courtesies of DeLay, Hastert, Frist and McCain is beyond belief. yet how much spare time does the President have with a waging war to hold the hands of the members of Congress as they so anxiously desire? (so as to inflate their own importance) There just isn't enough human of anyone to be able to handle it all and these Congresscritters know it-- which is why they spend like weasels.
At some point, it starts to look as though we expect the President to don a cape and leap from building to building.