President’s maiden voyage into true leadership?

I learned a whole lot today watching the President’s HealthCare Summit held at the Blair House.

I learned the rationale used for putting certain elements into the HealthCare Reform Bill and why it can not be broken into smaller parcels. I learned such a summit can be civil. I learned many Republicans can adjust to seeing a Black man at the head of the conference table. I fantasized we have many a year to see a Black, Jewish or female Republican in such a position due to the fact, and in my opinion, there is definitely an American “white boy” comprehension mentality permeating in the Senate chamber.

It is all well and good what I learned today, but I think it was the President himself who learned most of all from the summit. If there were a winner, it was the President.

It is my opinion as the President heard various positions of the Republicans, he could not help confessing to himself what he could have done during the initial announcements and drafting of the bill to have avoided being in the position he now finds himself. I believe this summit was a necessary step for him to have taken thereby capturing a better grasp what true leadership entails. Further, I think this summit was good for the President re-enforcing unto himself the more responsibilities entrusted in an individual, proportionally greater are the demands for leadership.
As always,
BB