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  Margaret and Joel

Remember  Lee  Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death  throes?  He's now 82 years old and has a new book, 'Where Have All The  Leaders Gone?'.

Lee Iacocca Says: 

'Am  I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening?  Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder!  We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right  over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we  can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But  instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when  the politicians say, 'Stay the course.'

Stay  the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned,  'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the bums out!' 

You  might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe  I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country  anymore.

The  most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in  handcuffs. While we're fiddling in  Iraq , the Middle East is burning  and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving 'pom-poms'  instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the  'America' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had  enough. How about you? 

I'll  go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not  outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have. The Biggest  'C' is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C's of leadership, with  crisis being the first.)

Leaders  are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy  to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send  someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield  yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling  down.

On  September 11, 2001, we needed a  strong leader more than any other time  in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A  hell of a mess, so here's where we stand.

We're  immersed in a bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for  leaving. 

We're  running the biggest deficit in the history of the country. 

We're  losing the manufacturing edge to Asia, while our once-great companies  are getting slaughtered by health care costs. 

Gas  prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy  policy. Our schools are in trouble. 

Our borders are like sieves. 

The middle class is being squeezed every which way. 

These are times that cry out for leadership.

But  when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders  gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the  people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common  sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the   point.

Name  me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us  take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

We've  spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we  know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

Name  me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina.  Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the  hurricane or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made  in the crucial hours after the storm. 

Everyone's  hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Now,  that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out  what you're going to do the next time.

Name  me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can  restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed  that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to  Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, what  are we going to do about it?

Name  me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the  debit, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care  problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are  eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry. 

I  have news for the gang in Congress. We didn't elect you to sit on your  asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being  hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is  everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on Fox News will call them a  name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?

Had  Enough? Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here.   I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope - I  believe in America. In my lifetime, I've had the privilege of living  through some of  America's greatest moments. I've also experienced some  of our worst crises: The 'Great Depression,' 'World War  II,' the  'Korean War,' the 'Kennedy Assassination,' the 'Vietnam War,' the  1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years culminating with  9/11.

If  I've learned one thing, it's this: 'You don't get anywhere by standing  on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. Whether it's  building a better car or building a better future for our children, we  all have a role to play. That's the challenge I'm raising in this book.  It's a "Call to Action" for people who, like me, believe in America'.  It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close. So let's shake off  the crap and go to work. Let's tell 'em all we've had 'enough.'

Make  your own contribution by sending this to everyone you know and care  about. It's our country, folks, and it's our future. Our future is at  stake!!