A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There...
Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility a trait not easily associated with him.
