Anger Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil,... Ron Fournier 19
Leadership With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. Ron Fournier 20
Courage Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff'... Ron Fournier 16
Humility Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily... Ron Fournier 14
Age For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid agenda. Ron Fournier 14
