2016 Postmortem

marions ghost

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14. So what's missing?

Reply to noretreatnosurrender (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 10:09 PM

Mar 2016

---what are you looking for in a leader?

It might seem like a simple question but I think we ought to ask it of a commander in chief. What qualities does this divided country need in the person who would try to unite us?

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Hillary Clinton is a bureaucrat but is she a leader? [View all] marions ghost Mar 2016 OP

Make America Whole Again. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #1

How would Hillary do that? marions ghost Mar 2016 #6

Its got electrolytes! Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #65

She lead the world to attack Libya on bogus reports of mass murder of civilians! 4139 Mar 2016 #2

That's okay. Wars are only bad when Republicans start them. Maedhros Mar 2016 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #3

Yes rock Mar 2016 #4

If you like Hillary, can you defend her as a unifier of this country? marions ghost Mar 2016 #7

My wife says I'm not funny, the Marx brothers are funny rock Mar 2016 #8

EXCELLENT OP! IT IS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE MOSTLY JUST FOLLOW RATHER THAN ASK IMPORTANT CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #69

Thank you marions ghost Mar 2016 #70

She's Not a Leader noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #9

So what's missing? marions ghost Mar 2016 #14

There is plenty missing with Senator Clinton noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #18

Excellent post marions ghost Mar 2016 #21

Yes I do noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #24

Wow marions ghost Mar 2016 #30

hmm.. lets see what's missing in Hillary.... desmiller Mar 2016 #33

nice list of desirable qualities marions ghost Mar 2016 #39

Yes. wisdom. I like it. desmiller Mar 2016 #42

Yep marions ghost Mar 2016 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #10

We need a leader of unshakeable conviction, cleopotrick Mar 2016 #11

good points, thanks marions ghost Mar 2016 #15

you got it homie! cleopotrick Mar 2016 #45

backatcha marions ghost Mar 2016 #46

No, she is "The Triangulator" kristopher Mar 2016 #12

Yes, she is. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #13

OK marions ghost Mar 2016 #17

That's the optimistic outcome, yes. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #44

I think you're missing an important aspect of leadership Armstead Mar 2016 #49

addressing the frustrations of the people marions ghost Mar 2016 #60

you mean by capitulating on everything important, so you mean a untier, an untier of corporations Baobab Mar 2016 #20

This marions ghost Mar 2016 #16

No, she is a divider, not a unifier Baobab Mar 2016 #19

So you think that marions ghost Mar 2016 #22

Being Secretary of State is such an easy job...lol... beachbumbob Mar 2016 #23

Here is an article about Hillary's performance as Secretary of State: marions ghost Mar 2016 #26

I don't see Hillary as a leader. bigwillq Mar 2016 #25

�A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.� H. Truman... islandmkl Mar 2016 #27

I suspect she is a leader in getting huge speaking fees from the banisters. Impedimentus Mar 2016 #28

She unites in diversity, hands down, better than any other candidate. seabeyond Mar 2016 #29

Can you give an example? marions ghost Mar 2016 #32

I want a Democratic Congress. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #31

A Democratic congress full of the very wealthy? marions ghost Mar 2016 #34

Obama had a little window to get the ACA passed. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #35

Yes but it was stolen marions ghost Mar 2016 #38

Well people like Bernie of course. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #41

I don't vote for leaders, I vote for representatives. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #36

The usual term is leader marions ghost Mar 2016 #37

We are a representative Constitutional Democracy. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #40

I don't understand why "leader" is not acceptable to you marions ghost Mar 2016 #43

I am not the person to whom you're replying... auntpurl Mar 2016 #48

OK marions ghost Mar 2016 #50

Well... auntpurl Mar 2016 #51

The left has always felt disenfranchised, you say marions ghost Mar 2016 #57

I said "charged" to the left auntpurl Mar 2016 #58

Bernie is more reasonable than you give him credit for marions ghost Mar 2016 #59

Being in a minority is not being treestar Mar 2016 #73

Yes it is in this country marions ghost Mar 2016 #76

Neither do the far right tea partiers or the greens, etc. treestar Mar 2016 #79

OK let's compare tea partiers and Sanders supporters (!?) marions ghost Mar 2016 #82

The nation need not be unified treestar Mar 2016 #72

Good grief! marions ghost Mar 2016 #75

No, but it seems to be what people expect him to do treestar Mar 2016 #80

Sanders supporters expect him to make efforts to marions ghost Mar 2016 #84

It is a government by We the People treestar Mar 2016 #67

weird argument IMO marions ghost Mar 2016 #68

You missed the basics treestar Mar 2016 #71

What kind of game are we playing here? marions ghost Mar 2016 #74

One that listens to their constituency treestar Mar 2016 #81

If you think our establishment is stable all I can say marions ghost Mar 2016 #83

Yes and no lmbradford Mar 2016 #52

No one can mend the divide between Buzz cook Mar 2016 #53

Interesting observation, thanks marions ghost Mar 2016 #54

Cons vs libs Buzz cook Mar 2016 #55

Hillary works with conservative corporates marions ghost Mar 2016 #56

Not really no but we only need someone competent to win the election and hold the Obama gains. craigmatic Mar 2016 #61

Agree she's too cautious marions ghost Mar 2016 #62

Obama basically sucked all the air out of the room for the next dem anyway so all she has to do craigmatic Mar 2016 #63

Sounds depressing marions ghost Mar 2016 #64

Universal healthcare, slavery reparations, and ending all forms of discrimination are there too craigmatic Mar 2016 #66

That's how I see it marions ghost Mar 2016 #78

A Follower - Not A Leader - Poll Driven - Oligarch Controlled - Tentative - Passive cantbeserious Mar 2016 #77