The same thing happens to every President. People tell a chief executive what they think he wants to hear. Rosy economic reports, high popularity fig… - Charles Sheffield

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The same thing happens to every President. People tell a chief executive what they think he wants to hear. Rosy economic reports, high popularity figures, promising international changes, you name it. There’s a competition to be the first with good news. Anyone who tells bad news tends to get weeded out—even if all the real news is bad.