Is it really a good thing to have a leader who does what he thinks is right and ignores everyone else?

Question

Is one man's thinking better than the thinking of millions of others?
Many people here say they admire Bush because he does what he thinks is right and ignores the thinking of the majority. It seems to be okay to some people to continue fighting a long drawn out war simply because one man in America thinks that we should.
It's odd that in all these years, I haven't heard of one single friend or relative of the president being killed or wounded in Iraq.
Americans are being called upon to sacrifice their sons and daughters in Iraq. The conflict in the middle-east and the federal deficit fueled by the war are driving energy prices thru the roof. Yet, we continue to fight this war because one man thinks it's the right thing to do.
I find it distressing that the richest, most powerful country in the world is acting upon the thinking of a single man.

Answer 1

Conviction is important in a leader, as are honesty and integrity, but there is a fine line between strong conviction and plain stubbornness. In my opinion Ronald Reagan was the former and I admired the man greatly. George Bush is the later and while I did vote for him twice, both times it was about lack of a better choice in my opinion. I don't believe Bush will be remembered as the best president, nor as the worst, but I am more than ready for a change and look forward to next year's election. No one man is an island. No one man has all the answers and all opinions, even bad ones have some validity.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No, a leader who is unable to adapt to the times and adjust his actions to those changes is doomed for failure.
You have to be flexible with your plans and decisions.
This is especially so when your decisions involves millions and millions of people, some of whom voted for you.
What I find lacking today is the sense of accountability.
When Bush says it's for the sake of security for the entire nation, the Republicans lap it up without questioning it, lock stock and barrel.

This is not what America is built on.
It is okay to question the leader.
It is required as a patriot to question the leader, for as we have already seen, even the leaders can make mistakes, again, and again, and yet again.


Bush and his presidency was a series of mistakes and missteps.

Answer 4

Don't confuse doing what you want to do with doing what you think is right.

Bush does not consider right or wrong when setting policy. He only considers what his supporters are telling him to do. When Dick Cheney says start a war and give no-bid contracts to my former employer, Halliburton, George just asks "Would you like fries with that?".

Answer 5

What leader does that? I see you brought Bush into this.Oh silly me I'm sorry,I just get confused when I see leader and Bush in the same sentence.It's such an oxymoron isn't it?

Answer 6

First problem, putting our President and thinking together in the same sentence. From where I come from it's called being hard-headed. I have not seen one benefit from this conflict but I have seen plenty of negative. In over a half century of living I cannot recall any one person doing so much damage to America.

Answer 7

Bush's action and stubbornness is as same as Hitlers.

Answer 8

Bush has said he will continue in Iraq even if no one but his wife and his dog agree with him. Actually he said Laura and Buddy. He is blinded by his hubris and his promises to big oil and big business. He should be impeached and removed from office. Would someone please give him a BJ so he can be impeached?

Answer 9

one man?

there are also millions of people thinking Bush is doing the right thing.

Last time I checked, Democrats did not win 70% of votes last year proved it.

and I did not hear any news of any relatives or friends of the Democrats killed in Iraq, Somalia or Bosnia either.

Answer 10

unfortunately, he has the power chair and a top of the line political machine. all we can do is make sure our friends vote. (such an effort would have denied him a second term)