There is ongoing
debate on the leadership attributes of the Prime Minister and leader of
the Free National Movement (FNM), the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham and
leader of the Official Opposition and Progressive Liberal Party (PLP),
the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie. Leadership was the dominant theme of the
FNM's 2007 campaign and it is not surprising that the FNM has adopted
the same modus operandi for its 2012 campaign.

The general
position of the 21st century Bahamian electorate is one that rejects a
leadership campaign in favor of a campaign that promotes plans to create
jobs, reduce crime, address the immigration debacle and place the
country on the path to economic prosperity. Against this backdrop, it is
imperative to state that a leader will be judged by and for successive
generations based on his/her ability to among other things, manage the
economy in a manner that balances economic prudence...