I tend to agree, but our society incentivizes political inaction from our leaders. Doing something good and hard that could be cast in an unethical light (i.e.,

I tend to agree, but our society incentivizes political inaction from our leaders. Doing something good and hard that could be cast in an unethical light (i.e., virtually anything) can be damning. Of course a good leader would sacrifice his career to do the right thing, but our political system largely weeds out most such leaders before they rise to national office.