Posted by
Tim Blessing on Friday, January 25, 2008 7:28:26 PM
McCain and Romney are fighting it out on leader and manager around the issue of economics.
That's fine and dandy since the public and other candidates are talking on this issue each day.
A President is both a leader and manager as well as an economic manager.
A leader set's direction, offer's a vision, set's the term's of debate.
A manager deal's in organization of personel and resources.
McCain has national leadership experience, but war for the wrong reason turn's people off.
Romney has national management experience, but lack's concrete direction.
Another difference between the two men is the fact that their are politicians and corporate types who are hedgehogs, while others are foxes.
A fox know's fifty things and accomplishes nothing, which is Mitt Romney.
A Hedgehog know's one or two big things and accomplishes a lot.
McCain has not really defined himself in either way.
A President cannot control the economy directly, but he has tools at his disposal to help the economy run.
Trade Policy, Tax Policy, Fiscal Policy, Regulatory Authority, Legal Authority, and several other areas of authority.
He can appoint people to key positions who share his philosophy with the consent of Congress.
A President is a Manager of Prosperity with indirect control over the economy.
Again, Romney know's too much, while McCain hasn't defined himself on economics