In the last two months he's shown a real failure of leadership.

That is what a failure of leadership can do to a great power.

We are told that there was a failure of military leadership.

That could turn out to be a historic failure of leadership.

Indeed, to do so might be in itself, or cause to occur, a failure of leadership.

Finally, for emphasis, we have the failure of political leadership to protect the kids.

That failure of leadership is reflected in the current race.

It is a fundamental failure of political leadership at its most basic.

Even worse is the president's failure of leadership on economic stimulus.

If we do nothing, they will read that as a failure of leadership.