Saturday, March 14, 2020

Leadership

The juxtaposition is jarring. Truman felt responsible for everything that happened under his watch.

Trump not so much. Whatever it is, it's not his fault. He didn't do it. Just watch yesterday's press conference for a lesson on how *not* to lead.

Anyone who still believes in this guy is simply a lost cause at this point. Trump has nothing to offer - and has failed, miserably, at managing a crisis.

He himself has been enraged that this virus is affecting his re-election chances. Not that people are sick. Not that we have a pandemic. Not even that our economy could (and will!) suffer.

He was mildly concerned that the market was down, but only because he was pinning part of his campaign on the fact that the economy is great!

He's a selfish fool. "Me! Me! Me!" Is all he's got. And if you don't see it, then please go buy more toilet paper and fill your ears with it.

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"The buck stops here" is a phrase popularized by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who kept a sign with the phrase on his desk in the Oval Office. The phrase refers to the notion that the President has to make the decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions.