Thesis Statement: President Barack Obama is not the best choice for President of the United States due to the fact he is pro war, he does not put the American people’s needs first, and he is a liar. The president of the United States, What comes to your mind when you picture the person that is running our country? I picture an honest, person, with honor and integrity, compassion and a firm hand in giving the American People the best he can. The President should be doing things to better American people and America itself for that matter. I do believe that the current President, Barack H. Obama, is not the best choice for the American people.
Cameron in turn, should expect to enjoy less power as he had to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, in order to achieve a majority. This would mean that the likes of the Prime Minister would in many situations have to be compromised. Another essential factor which would influence the degree of Prime Ministerial power is the unity of the ruling party or coalition. In Blair’s situation, he enjoyed an exceptionally united group, therefore being able to enjoy several years of complete domination. When Blair resigned, Brown was said to enjoy similar power, at least when he still enjoyed popularity.
Thus, this can give enrichment to Cameron’s power as this can ensure that he gains a majority of support from his cabinet by simply removing those who he feels are untrustworthy despite the fact that he cannot remove every single minister he dislikes. If Cameron was to do this, he would be viewed as an egotist much like the previous Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Therefore, it can be debated that Cameron’s choice of the employment of cabinet ministers may be seen as a weak deterrent of his power. Furthermore, another point to support the view that the PM has enough limits is the fact that they can be seen as weak due to events that are out of their control. We can see this if we look back to the London riots
Leave No Shot Unanswered - Stephanopoulos Learns His Lesson In 1988, George Stephanopoulos was a mid-level campaign aide to Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. He saw his candidate’s 17-point lead over then Vice President George Bush plummet as week-after-week, Bush’s campaign attacked Dukakis as someone who gave dangerous prisoners weekend furloughs and refused to require the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. Bush painted Dukakis as a big spending, big taxing, and far left Massachusetts liberal. Week-after-week, Dukakis failed to respond to these attacks quickly and effectively. By the time November rolled around, Bush won by a sizable eight points.
However, I can also see how liberalism has potential to make a comeback in the future. Realism, by definition, stresses seeing the world for what it actually is, including the good but especially the bad. Any notion that perfection is attainable is considered silly. This “negativity” could be harmful in that it might lead to a decrease in forward thinking. The realist outlook, in my opinion, is more from a “present day” or “short term” point of view.
A conservative knows that change is the rule of life among societies, but he insists that the past not be forgotten. He is the complete opposite of a liberal such as in he the fact that he can be pessismistic about the possibilities of reform, he chooses stability over change, continuity over experiment, and the past over the future. (Lesson 18) Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt both worked hard to bring the nation out of the great depression. They both instituted many programs and reforms to try and save that nation. Some historians even say that Hoover was the bridge to Roosevelt's new deal policy, however, these two men were very different in their ways of thinking and running the government.
I could blame the defeat which would have been the result of my action on him and come out as Peacemaker…But I had a greater obligation than to think only of the years of my administration and of the next election. I had to think of the effect of my decision on the next generation and on the future of peace and freedom in America and in the world.” However, this idealistic standpoint was mere propaganda. In private, President Nixon would favour a more militant and aggressive approach. This contradictory position not only exposed Nixon’s vulnerability to public opinion, but also his disillusion and misunderstanding of the complexities of such a war. It is imperative to understand the factors which influenced President Nixon’s strategies and decision making during the Vietnam War.
A Critique of Liberalism Conservative Criticism: If there are fundamental values aren’t there fundamental evils Conservatives argue that since there are fundamental values there are also fundamental evils and if the state takes the rule of a neutral empire then these evils that should be stopped will be allowed to develop Liberal Response Conservative Criticism: The downside of negative freedom Conservatives argue that by having negative freedom this is freedom to starve, to confusion, to indecisiveness. A society that turns its back on state intervention will have minimalized healthcare, education, social security Liberal Response Liberals respond by saying that they will establish a democratic regulation consisting of a free market economy and a Well-developed social justice system to ensure everyone’s democratic freedoms are maintained. Liberals further respond by saying that society is made up of independent and autonomous individuals who don’t need the state to know how to reach what they want. Conservative Criticism: Lack of social cohesion Conservatives argue that if people are allowed to perform certain actions and experiments in their private space then they will become convinced their views on living are the correct ones and they will the attempt to force it on others resulting only in terror over conflicting views. Liberal Response Liberals value freedom but not for everyone Conservative criticism: Liberals governments are too responsive to lobby groups Powerful lobby groups determine what happens in society Liberal Response The state makes decisions impartial of the interests of others Conservative Criticism: What does neutrality entail Conservatives argue that there isn’t a definition of neutrality.
(Rourke 2008, 20) The key assumptions associated with realism involved a pessimistic view of the human condition which parallels Thomas Hobbes pattern “man is endemically bad”. Because of this competitive international relationship and the negative view on the nature of man, the assumption is that the international system is an anarchical state, absent and incapable of any central rule. This assumption leads to a foreign policy centered around a balance of power. Conversely, Idealism (or Liberalism) contends that people and the countries that represent them are capable of finding mutual interest in cooperating to achieve them. (Rourke 2008, 23) Idealism, with a decisively positive view on the morality and ideality of individuals and states contend that win-win agreements can be reached; that the goals of one actor can be reached without sacrificing the goals of another.
The New Heat At Ford SA Davenport University Management 645 Dr. McGunagle Situation: In the year of 2007, BusinessWeek published an article on the radical changes made in Ford Motor Company by new President and Chief Executive Officer, Alan Mulally. New president was previously the CEO of Boeing and executive vice president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes [Wikipedia] who started his adventure with the company as aeronautical and astronautical engineer. Regardless of outstanding leadership style and accomplishments for which he was awarded numerous times, selection of Alan Mulally was a surprise to the entire auto industry. "There are almost no examples of significant industry outsiders among the 300 biggest U.S. companies”, said Stephen Mader [Lunsford & McCracken, 2006]. Decision about hiring Mulally was made by William C. Ford Jr., current company CEO at that time, who “concluded that an insider could no longer fix Ford” and “the job required the emotional detachment of an outsider” [BusinessWeek].