[cuban leaf]

—by hiring a bunch of experts who assumably do.—

That’s basically the argument Henry Ford made when his family sued to find him incompetent.

He won.

A good leader doesn’t know everything, and he knows it. What he does do it acquire a good selection of advisory with whom he has a good relationship to help him then make the correct decisions. And a good leader is a quick study.

So far I have been extremely happy with Cain’s performance. If a person can only be elected if they demonstrate that they are a “jack of all trades, master of none” we are in for even a larger world of hurt.

This is fundamental. It is a core principle.

[jpsb]

I like military history and I seriously doubt all you need is a pizza salesman and a few experts to win a major engagement against a well trained, well prepared, competent enemy army. Just saying.

[Las Vegas Ron]

That’s basically the argument Henry Ford made when his family sued to find him incompetent.

Wasn't it Einstein who questioned why he should fill his mind with useless facts when he could easily just look them up in a book?

[federal__reserve]

The worst kind of leader is one who thinks he knows everything, and thinks he is smarter than every one else. Example: Barack Obama.
So, I agree with your thinking.