Can Democrat Leaders Lead?

[hmkpoker]

There seems to be a belief that a good leader has no personal incentives; that he's just a benevolent deity trying to do what's right.

This is hogwash. All human beings have incentives. Sometimes they benefit others in the process, sometimes they do not. Politicians tend to to harm others. The only way a politician can get elected in a big election is to have the best PR. This costs money, money which has to come from someone who favors his policies. It's nice to believe that the charitable campaign contributions are nothing more than a sign of support for someone's good policies, but that's not the case; the money influences the politics. Why else would big corporations contribute?

When you realize that the current administration has business incentives, you'll see that they did accomplish two very important things:

1) Got in.

2) Bought protectionism and inflated the demand for their own industries.

Their crises, decision making and agenda driving have easily fulfilled a very reasonable incentive. Democrats are no different, they're just controlled by different groups.