What are the criteria with which we should judge our potential leaders?

Question

Words or deeds?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eu2aDCIQYs

Answer 1

don't do that he will not look good if you look closely at him

Answer 2

Deeds of course.  I mean a leader who has lead something, not talked about it.

Honest politician is an oxymoron. I believe a used car salesman first.

Answer 3

Deeds always, words can change according to needs of a candidate. Deeds on the other hand can be verified unless like many tyrants they rewrite the history of their actions to match their words as St. Paul did!

Answer 4

1.  Their jewelry

2.  Their haircut

3.  Their wife's clothes

4.  The people they sit on a board of directors with

5.  Their ears

At least, according to the right-wing nuts on here.

Answer 5

They should be judged by their willingness to discontinue deficit spending and tax increases and by willingness to discontinue welfare and warfare.

Answer 6

Certainly not on their religious affiliation. Or whether a woman has the right to choose what is best for her reproductive system that is her business. Do you think they are actually capable of managing the affairs of the citizens that gave them the job? Do you think they are intelligent enough and with enough experience to know when to compromise for the betterment of the people they represent? Are they really interested in Governing or just interested in the power that is available with the job? Will they corrupt their power? Are they really arrogant enough to think that they have influence over the whole world? These are a few of the questions a person should be asking themselves when determining who they wish to represent them for the next for years.  

Answer 7

We should like the way he looks.

We should feel that he would be cool to have a beer with.

We should get the feeling that other countries are scared of him.

We should see him as just like us, (same color, same gender, same level of education, same religion).

In other words, a complete moron.

I think that covers it.

Answer 8

both.

instead of flag pins and houses.......we should be talking about how china is leeching our economy.

Answer 9

DEEDS

Answer 10

Words and deeds. For me, endorsements from terrorist organizations are an immediate disqualifer.