They expressed their grief to me. They showed me pictures of their kids who were on the plane and were lost. And some were just filled with anger because they felt my policies contributed. If it was a terrorist bomb, well then, they kind of blame me. And I hardly slept last night because as the leader you just kind of bear it all.
Leaders experience massive pain.
By now, most of us should just be leadership statistics. But here we are. We're still in the game. We're a little battered and scarred, a little dinged up and a little less idealistic, perhaps. But we're still here.