The central dilemma of all democratic leaders: you want to do good, but if that good isn't popular with the voters, you cannot act on what you believe is right for them. Need an example? Watch how the Californian work unions demanded more government spending, leading to a negative spiral of borrowing and taxation:

A task too large for our Governator in California? If Arnold is half as effective as he was in the Terminator movies, he ought to blast those unions to hell and make cuts in the budget anyway. Then he should step down from the office with an evil grin on his face, promising the crowd that he will be back. He's not called the Eugenizer here for nothing.

HT: Hot Air