Ruth Marcus: Both Democrats and Republicans Fail the Leadership Test
Press Telegram › February 22, 2011
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Failure of political leadership knows no party. The past few days have offered an unfortunate demonstration of this sad maxim: House Speaker John Boehner ducking his appropriate role in countering the belief that President Obama is a Muslim, and the president himself, once again ducking a leadership role in dealing with the nation's fiscal crisis.
Boehner first. On NBC's "Meet the Press," David Gregory pressed the Ohio Republican about a recent focus group of Iowa Republicans in which 11 of 26 indicated that they think Obama is Muslim.See the full content of this document
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Ruth Marcus: Both Democrats and Republicans Fail the Leadership Test
"As the speaker of the House, as a leader, do you not think it's your responsibility to stand up to that kind of ignorance?" Gregory asked. Good question.
"David, it's not my job to tell the American people wha...See the full content of this document
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