Finally I got internet!!! and here's my post along with it

When elected officials choose to stop doing their jobs it is hard to say whether or not the government continues to function as it should. I mean at least for me eight years ago I was not old enough to even think about what all these changes in politics meant for our country. Now that I look back, it seems as if our nation as almost lost sight of what regular or productive government function should be. It took the people of our country over four years to realize that the leader that was leading our country was not doing his job. We would all see pictures of Bush out on his land in Texas, obviously not working, and not even attach that to all the problems our nation was being faced with. When the opportunity arose to change the hand of leadership after four years of experiencing
Bush, the majority of the country still believed that he could make our nation the best it could be.
Now back to the question, we wonder why the American public allows this to continue, but then we look and decide that the answer is very broad. There are many reasons that the American public chooses not to involve themselves in leadership. The first reason that comes to my mind is that something within us tells us that we shouldn’t. We are either afraid, lazy, or just think that it is no use. Many people may have good ideas but when it comes to actually sharing them and acting upon them, we lose those people. Fear can come from many places but when it comes to making a difference for our nation people should know when to step up. Just think about all the individuals in the world that have changed people’s views and laws all by themselves. Once you start a revolution you will gain followers. Another reason for this could be due to laziness. America has become a very lazy society in which people do the very least amount of work needed to succeed. If starting a new idea into government takes work and effort, it may just be too much for some people to handle. Finally, it is also a mindset of many Americans that one person cannot make a change. Just the single concept of starting a change with one person overwhelms people and they can’t even comprehend that being a possibility. Other possibilities for this lack of involvement could be because people are not used to standing up to authority and would not know what to do. On the other hand, some people don’t even think about the government being bad. Many don’t even see the problems that we have right now and just rely on our leader for everything. They figure that the leader will always know what’s best. “The American people expect me to do everything in my power under our laws and Constitution to protect them and their civil liberties” (Said by George W. Bush on page 345 of our textbook) From this quote we see that the intentions if the president and the thoughts of the people are consistent, just the actions may not be.
In order to be a good leader the person must have three main characteristics. A leader/president must be confident, have charisma and passion, and must be able to negotiate well. If they are confident in what they are speaking about, even if they aren’t secretly, the confidence makes the nation feel better and stronger as a whole. A strong plan with a good step process makes society feel more secure. Charisma and passion also play a large role because without these persuasion would be much harder to succeed at. When the people can tell the leader truly believes in what they are speaking about and really care about it, it also helps to get the population excited about the subject. Last but not least, all decisions are not very simple and the skills to negotiate with them and create the solution so that you both get what you want are very important when in comes to leading. Although these are all things that can change after the person is elected, they are all things that are helpful in helping to decide who is the best fit for the position.
In conclusion, although depending on the leader, the systems and successes of government can greatly vary. Leaders such as presidents play a huge role in making the nation work as a whole and without them the world would be a very different place.