The more I look at the two campaigns the more I realise the importance of courage required to lead. It has become obvious to me that John McCain does not have the courage to lead. He deflects the role of leadership to others while he parades as the figure head. This is ridiculous.

He has not taken the leadership role of his party even though he has been appointed as leader. Several people now seem to farm out that role every day and this is seen by the various surrogates who are in the media. Each one with a different point of view on the same subject.

He failed to take control of his campaign and hence he has been relegated to expounding positions on issues that are not his. He is given a script and he reads whatever is written on it even if he thinks it is nonsense. Look at the Wright, Ayers and the other negative issues, it is easy to see that John McCain is uncomfortable with this approach to campaigning but because he has no real leadership role in the campaign he has to go along with these talking points and lines of attack.

McCain does not have the courage to stay on message. In any elections, there will always be a core group of people who will oppose whatever message is brought to the table. McCain cowers and changes his message when his base attacks him. He does not have the courage to sell and market what he believes.

John McCain is afraid to be a leader and he is afraid to make the type of decisions that leaders make. If he cannot convince his party and his inner core of campaigners to follow his lead, how can he convince the American people? How can he convince the middle east? How will he be able to convince Russia and Europe? Seems impossible to me.

Contrast John McCain's courage with Obama's. Obama has stayed on message from inception to this very moment. Did he get tons of challenges from his supporters? One just has to read the blogs during the primaries to see the lashes which Obama took for his message. All of his opponents stuck it to him but Obama had the courage to stay on message and sell it to the world at large... not just the American people. It is becoming more and more obvious everyday that the people have bought Obama's message. 

Obama took control of his party long before the primaries were over. As a matter of fact several people within the party wondered what was his rush. He was always in control of his campaign and its talking points are his talking points. His media voices all have the look and feel of Obama. They sound like him. He has complete control of his campaign. He has the courage so to do. 

Without vision, the people perish. John McCain does not have the courage to lead... not his campaign, not his party, not his country and certainly not the world.