President Ford once said the following to a group of business leaders, “We see nothing but increasingly brighter clouds every month.”
The business leaders felt assured. Things were getting better, right?
But did anyone look out the metaphorical window?
Was it sunny with scattered clouds? Overcast? Drizzling? Pouring? Torrential rain? Thunderstorms? A hurricane?
Much can be hidden, and the masses placated, with vague words.
It takes courage to say what’s really happening out the window.