Two months after assigning the president an A grade for leadership, Jack and Suzy Welch don?t sound so sure about that assessment now:

Look, every leader wants to galvanize change; that’s what leaders are supposed to do. And in times of crisis, the change imperative is even more heightened. People are scared; many are angry. They want problems fixed fast.

But change?especially massive, frame-breaking change along the lines the President is pushing?can’t just be about getting things done. It has to be about getting the right outcomes, and right outcomes rarely get sorted out in a rush. They emerge from vigorous debate, from grappling with ideas and wallowing in the details of options and their consequences, intended and not.

Who needs vigorous debate, though, when it?s clear that some animals are more equal than others?