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 »
Posted by Subramanya Sastry - via Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post (Featured)
As is most often the case, Ms. Huffington is right on the money.