# Who Are the Best World Leaders

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 6, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659 "2012-01-06T20:34:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659/21 "2012-01-07T20:17:33Z")

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No votes for Obama?

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659/22 "2012-01-09T00:28:33Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> Honestly, I don’t think “boring” is a bad thing in a national leader. 🙂

Yah, I agree - there a bit like husbands that way. 🙂 (And wives, for that matter.)

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659/23 "2012-01-09T01:09:04Z")

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I’m voting with **Joelupchurch**.

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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659/24 "2012-01-09T03:22:05Z")

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There is an interesting article in Putin in one of the December Economists. They don’t seem to think he’s a great leader.

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**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659/25 "2012-01-09T13:48:27Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> No votes for Obama?

He gets my vote.

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**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-best-world-leaders/608659/26 "2012-01-09T16:10:11Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> Honestly, I don’t think “boring” is a bad thing in a national leader. 🙂

I figure that if the worst we can do is make fun of his photo op with adorable kittens we’re doing pretty damn good! 😃

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