Rudeness and insults won't get my vote. Neither will ignoring issues I feel to be important.
Our present party honchos aren't showing leadership; they're showing blame-avoidance.
One need look no further than the guns-for-pilots program. "W" and his people fought that one kicking and screaming because they didn't want to take the blame if anything went wrong. That's not the way leaders behave. It's the domain of cowards.