A Scary Dearth of Leadership in America

Frank Bruni, New York Times
It was a statement of such unqualified certainty that Jeb Bush made it pretty much in passing, as if it required no elaboration, accommodated no dissent and was the obvious starting point from which all political discussion should flow.“We’re in decline,” he said. Boom. Just like that. Meaning America. And suggesting that other D words — dip, downturn, even depression — didn’t sufficiently reflect reality, perhaps because they connote temporary fluctuations instead of an inexorable arc.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/06/12/a_scary_dearth_of_leadership_in_america_282171.html

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