If the bus is headed in the wrong direction, it's the fault of the passengers

I guess leadership includes haranguing those who aren't following, which at this point is almost everyone. I think the first part I disagree with is the 'solid economy'. For most people this economy is built on sand, if anything happens and they lose their jobs or get sick they are looking at a very difficult future where they can't get back to where they started from. Sure, the yuppies in the major cities will find something even if it's not as good, but those people living in the small town Midwest don't have as many options. Jobs are moving towards the cities, and people are moving with them. Even for those of us who live in the city watching our coworkers get laid off and new projects getting outsourced to Viet Nam, Thailand, and China makes us think twice. Sometimes people cry xenophobia when you mention this, but it's not true. I have lived in these places and I am not afraid of these people or their culture. A lot uncertainty exists today for people who have to work for a living. But those people who live off their dividends benefit greatly from the decreased cost and in fact have never done better. So the economy is great for the top 1%, but for the rest of us, not so much. I guess W's idea of leadership is 'The rich are doing great, and if you're not happy for them you're a weenie who doesn't believe in free markets". Is it any wonder that people ignore him?