Of course, you know that leadership is about decisiveness....
Also, in politics, it's about creating a message so powerful your political opponents can't disagree with you.
These are time tested principles and if you choose a profession and don't understand how to be successful then you can't be considered "smart." Obama should have understood the FDR presidency, it was a perfect opportunity for New Deal 2.0, but he is so arrogant that he was going to do it the Obama way. FDR presided over the worst economic policies ever implemented but he manipulated the political system to a point where he is the closest to a dictator this country has ever had...
Obama is a second rate politician compared to Clinton let alone the Maestro that was FDR...