 will the real leader please stand up  june 5 1944 one day before dday general eisenhower wrote this  our landings in the cherbourghavre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and i have withdrawn the troops my decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available the troops the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do if any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone contrast that with the current leadership of the united states and michigan can you imagine obama taking blame for such a devastating blow as a failed invasion or granholm saying my bad because of any economic condition that has occurred in the last eight years no of course you can t because they continue to blame their predecessors twenty years from now obama will still be blaming george bush for the economic meltdown caused by horrible public policy that started in the 1970 s granholm will be in the nursing home cursing john engler perhaps our next governor will be able to step up and fix the problems instead of exacerbating them and pointing fingers perhaps our next president will have enough character to stop blaming and start pushing policies that help solve our problems not expand them  