FREE ESSAY ON PRESIDENTS UNDER FIRE

PRESIDENTS UNDER FIRE

Presidents under Fire
Ryan Spicer
English 1010 FC
10/5/98
Sex scandals, Poor Economics, and Public Relations are all problems that are being faced
by the Worlds most powerful leaders. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris
Yeltsin are both under steady attack from other would be political leaders. But does this
pressure take away time that could better be spend on running they country? 
Political instability has rocked the country of Russia. Still in it's infancy; Russia has
only had 1 leader since the demise of the Soviet Union. His name is Boris Yeltsin. He
accepted the presidency with the intention to build a new country with capitalism. This
is quite a task, but he accepted it head on and has stuck to that goal. But the economy
is quickly going down in value. The Ruble (Russian currency) is worth virtually nothing.
In the United States Bill Clinton is under investigation concerning his alleged affair
with a White House Intern. Mr. Clinton has made several public speeches denying the
relationship but later came clean with the public concerning the matter. But with all the
public attention brought up concerning both Presidents, how are they expected to run
their countries if they spend most of their time defending themselves. 
Mr. Yeltsin has made several questionable moves, including firing and the re-hiring
government officials. He is trying to get his country back into order. The President has
a Parliament screaming to have him resign, and all the while he is being distracted from
the task at hand. He has a government to run. In public speeches Mr. Yeltsin sticks to
his Laisezz faire approach to government. That means he lets the economy run its self.
There is no governmental interaction with the economy. He sticks to this as his defense
and he believes in it. But everyday he is attacked by the media, and government officials
who want change. With this as his only defense he is quickly losing the faith of the
people whom elected him. But on the other side of the world there is a different crisis
to debate. Mr. Clinton is in the public doldrums of verbal attack by the media and
governmental stagnation. No one in the government wants to be associated with Mr. Clinton
anymore. Even most of his elected party has severed ties with the President. He is
quickly losing the support of his people as well.
Mr. Yeltsin has been hard at work, putting countless hours into solving the financial
crisis. All the while taking the beating being dealt out by newspapers and on TV. Mr.
Yeltsin has made several questionable moves, including firing and the re-hiring
government officials. Mr. Yeltsin is trying to get his country back into order. He has a
Parliament screaming to have him resign, and all the while he is being distracted from
the task at hand. He has a government to run. In public speeches Mr. Yeltsin sticks to
his Laisezz faire approach to government. That means he lets the economy run its self.
There is no governmental interaction with the economy. He sticks to this as his defense
and he believes in it. But everyday he is attacked by the media, and government officials
who want change. With this as his only defense he is quickly losing the faith of the
people whom elected him. But on the other side of the world there is a different crisis
to debate. Mr. Clinton spends most of his time not running the country but preparing to
defend himself if he should be forced to go to impeachment hearings. With having made
several public speeches denying the relationship, he later admitted to some indecent
actions but covered his actions with a confusing trail of moral jargon. This is not the
first time Mr. Clinton has been investigated for something. He has also been investigated
for a failed Financial Deal before his term of office as well as a sexual encounter
during his term of office as Governor of Arkansas. 
Public Relations are a big problem with both Presidents. Mr. Clinton is very selective
with his public statements. He does this to cover himself for legal reasons. But it is
very obvious during every public speech that he is hiding information. This "Adds fuel to
the Fire" so to speak. Mr. Yeltsin uses the simple up-front opproach of telling the
simple truth and sticking by his values. The only problem is that in today's world things
are a little more complicated. Dealing with the blame forced upon them, whether it is
deserved or not is a big problem. With both Presidents being attacked everyday, they are
losing more votes than they are gaining all the while trying to run the two most powerful
governments in the World. 
In conclusion I think that Scandals and Financial troubles are causing a bigger problem
than they are. It distracts from the job, which is a big job to begin with. These people
are businessmen, and their job is to conduct business. They are not elected to battle of
claims against their integrity. Some problems may be brought along by them or are brought
along by the development of a country. In either case the job is turning into less of job
and more of a personal battle to defend themselves. 
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