First he was JFK, then he was FDR, then he was Lincoln, then he was Washington, Now he's Carter.
Why can't he just try to be great on his own? On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey <[email protected]> wrote: > >>I will say, I like the fact that he man-upped. > > Yes, I think it reflects somewhat how he has studied a lot about Lincoln and > what made him such a great President. We all know about him choosing rivals > for cabinet positions, but another of his many great qualities was taking the > blame for things and not trying to pin it on others, or to also try and > lessen the attack on others (such as the many failures of his generals) in > saying such things as "I frequently make mistakes myself, in the many things > I am compelled to do hastily". I like that Obama truly does seem to have > learned some lessons from what he has read in terms of how to lead. Is he > going to make mistakes? Absolutely, plenty of them. But recognizing them and > owning up to them is what is important. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:287455 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
