Incumbents in Congress devoid of leadership qualities

Leadership is influencing people—by providing purpose, direction, and motivation—while operating to accomplish objectives. The key here is influencing people, No mention of Political Action Committees, large corporations, political or wealthy organizations but people.

BE, KNOW, DO clearly and concisely state the characteristics of a leader. Character and competence, the BE and the KNOW, underlie everything a leader does.  This includes adopting and living the values. I would challenge any current incumbent in Congress that they do not posses any of these qualities. Many of our elected politicians are the criminal element or pawns to the criminal mentality.

Your character helps you know what is right; more than that, it links that knowledge to action. Character gives you the courage to do what is right regardless of the circumstances or the consequences. No incumbent has the courage to do what is right! You demonstrate character through your behavior. One of your key responsibilities as a leader is to live those values. The old saying that actions speak louder than words has never been truer. Leaders who talk about honor, loyalty, and selfless service but do not live these values send the wrong message, that this “values stuff” is all just talk. That is exactly an incumbent in congress position. Understanding values and leader attributes is only the first step. You also must embrace values and develop leader attributes, living them until they become habit. You must live those values and through action and provide leadership by example. The American people only get hot air and not one in Congress can declare they hold these truths to be evident in their actions. A Congress person asks only one question “What’s in it for me ‘

A leader must have a certain level of knowledge to be competent. That knowledge is spread across four skill domains. You must develop interpersonal skills, knowledge of your people and how to work with them. Congress has no idea about the needs of the people only special interest groups, lobbyist, and large money contributors. You must have conceptual skills, the ability to understand and apply doctrine and other ideas. The only idea politicians understand is to give the criminal element a legislative advantage and protection which has destroyed the concept of a free and open economy. Finally, leaders must master decision skills, the ability to make the right decisions. Congressional politicians cannot make a decision period. Our politicians have none and the reason this nation is failing. Make no doubt that this nation is failing. There is hope if we the people vote out all incumbents and set term limits on Congress. True leaders seek out opportunities. You read about leader actions, the DO of Army leadership doctrine Leader actions include: Influencing:  making decisions, communicating those decisions, and motivating people. Operating:  the things you do to accomplish the people’s will. Improving:  The things you do to increase the people’s capability to accomplish their will.

Beyond an allegiance to the Constitution, politicians have an obligation to be faithful to the institutions of government, its law, and its people. Only the masses are subject to law. Average Americans cannot get a fair and speedy trial due to private law. They get destroyed if they demonstrate any courage to face politician’s corruptness

Leaders can neither demand loyalty nor win it from their people by talking about it. Loyalty is commitment. A trait built on Trust. Do you trust congress to put the needs of the American people before their selfish, self serving interest?

Respect for the individual forms the basis for the rule of law, the very essence of what makes America. Politicians do not respect the sacrifices of the American people to create a great and stable country. They respect nothing and only concerned about those who can maintain a state of luxury and condone irresponsibility. Respect means recognizing and appreciating the inherent dignity and worth of all people. This value reminds you that your people are your greatest resource. Leaders honor everyone’s individual worth by treating all people with dignity and respect. Incumbents will not give you the time of day if you are a typical American citizen and don’t care. They will give you lip service if you made a contribution but nothing substantial.

Selfless service means doing what’s right for the nation, and your people—and putting these responsibilities above your own interests. The needs of the nation come first. Rather, selfless service means that you don’t make decisions or take actions that help your image or your career but hurt others. The selfish politician claims credit for work other people do; the selfless leader gives credit to those who earned it. Congress is totally null and void of any selfless service

  Honor provides the “moral compass” for character and personal conduct. Honor means demonstrating an understanding of what’s right and taking pride in the community’s acknowledgment of that reputation. The only reputation want is for people to understand they can destroy them unless they follow their illicit actions and keep quiet

People of integrity consistently act according to principles—not just what might work at the moment. Leaders of integrity make their principles known and consistently act in accordance with them. The American people require leaders of integrity who possess high moral standards and are honest in word and deed. As a leader, you’re honest to yourself by committing to and consistently living values; you’re honest to others by not presenting yourself or your actions as anything other than what they are. No one absolutely no one in congress can claim this trait. No one in congress will give a straight answer, unless they have made some backroom deal. People of integrity do the right thing not because it’s convenient or because they have no choice. They choose the right thing because their character permits no less.

Leaders can’t hide what they do:  that’s why a leader must carefully decide how he/she act. Your personal values may and probably do extend beyond leadership values, to include such things as political, cultural, or religious beliefs. However, if you’re to be a leader and a person of integrity, these values must reinforce, not contradict, leadership values. I have yet to see any action taken on moral values within congress. Good leaders demonstrate both. I have never known incompetence and corruption to be rewarded except in congress. Physical courage means overcoming fears of bodily harm and doing your duty. It enables leaders to stand up for what they believe is right, regardless of the consequences. That has not and will not occur in our current congress. Leaders, who take responsibility for their decisions and actions, even when things go wrong, display moral courage. Courageous leaders are willing to look critically inside themselves, consider new ideas, and change what needs changing. Our congress only looks to see where they redirected the Americans hard earned money so they can receive a political contribution, a legal bribe.

Our US Congress is totally devoid of any True leadership qualities.

Liberalism and Corruption

Both are destroying this country. I will write an article that is sickening concerning the crimainal mentality and criminal ties with the Bush family. I am not an OBAMA fan either and will research his power structure also. In fact I am not a fan of any politician. They are not getting the job done.They maintain a luxurious lifestle for themselves when AMERICA is hurting. A tenet of Leadership is share in the hardship. We have no leadership only power mongers.  Bottom line vote them out

Declaration of Independence

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

Hello America!

Our current form of government has returned to a feudal system where each US Senator and US Represenative is the King or Queen of his/her private Kingdom. Which is simply an organization that can provide the funding for re-election and is not based on the needs of the people.Therefore the American People have no real representation in our current government. But we as Americans can regain our constitutional rights by speaking out and organizing a strong voice that cannot be denied.