Watching Oakland's Mayor (he/she will probably want me to mention the name) impotently flailing around dealing with the 'Occupy' whatever is a pitiful spectacle. This is a good object lesson that being the chief executive of a political entity, where it be a nation, state, or just a city, is not an easy task.
There are many moving parts that you must take into account simulateously:
**the health and well being of the citizens in general
**the normal functioning of local businesses who pay the municipal taxes that fund the paychecks of police and others
**the effective functioning of gov't employees, including security and law enforcement
**keeping peace and order and life as usual
**the right of political protests of various groups
**the political opinion of those who voted for you
**the political opinion of everyone in your pervue, including those who did not vote for you
In order to be a successful leader, you must coordinate all of these factors and more. It is not easy. Said mayor, thus far, has failed in this task rather spectacularly, and should function as a case study of what not to do if you ever become the chief executive of a political entity.
Keep in mind that said mayor had mucho experience as a long standing member of the local city council. This experience clearly was of no help in preparing this person in becoming the chief executive. Let this be an object lesson in the upcoming Presidential elections.
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