People rightly want our political leaders - on all sides - to concentrate on minimising the damage to jobs, living standards and our savings from the banking crisis.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.
The people want government that works for them at every level.
Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.
We look to our leaders once we elect them to either lead us in the right direction or at least not crush us.
This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to be bastions of moral integrity, perfect people, saints. And on the other hand, we want them to be effective leaders.
Politicians - in both political parties - spend too much money. And they forget to focus on what matters most: fixing the economic mess they created and putting people back to work.
If our political leaders are to be always a lot of political merchants, they will supply any demand we may create. All we have to do is to establish a steady demand for good government.
People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
As leaders, we need to rise above petty politics and lead, rather than follow, the various interests and pressure groups in our respective countries.
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