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Governor Paterson recently remarked that he needed to get back to being more direct. He realized that this helps him get his message across and may yet save his campaign. Politicians too often parse their words in order not to offend anybody they end up saying nothing. This is a large communication failure and a disservice to their constituents. People respect leaders who speak directly. Tell the people where you are going, what you are going to do and they will respect you for it. They may not always agree but they will give you strong leadership points. While I disagreed with George Bush and Ronald Reagan with just about everything, they always spoke directly to the people about what they were going to do and the people followed them. Governor Paterson began his term speaking directly on the budget and other issues and this led to a uptick in his poll numbers. If he is able to directly speak to the voters he may be able to bring his campaign back from the brink.