Recently, two #15 FCILs made headline news. Both were headline, political leaders, though both sat on differing political aisles. The first was Dick Cheney, who last week passed away at the age of 84 years and served eight years as Vice President to then President George W. Bush (#15 FCIL). The second, Nancy Pelosi, who last week announced her plans of retirement from Congress.
Cheney was the type of #15 that was obvious to the “naked” eye (or to those who weren’t well-BT educated). Stern and calculated, serious and non-flashy, Cheney was a “towering and polarizing Washington power player”. In the words of W. Bush, he “brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.” During the Bush/Cheney presidency, it was indeed fascinating to watch these two #15s who, although they highly differed highly in “personality type”, shared the same inborn Brain Type. Bush, a native of good ol’ Texas, held to his Southern, laid-back style of behavior, though behind the scenes he was anything but. Cheney was, as stated earlier, quite the poster-boy #15, without a flinch defending the controversial use of water-boarding as safe and effective while waging a hidden, rigorous war against AL-Qaida after 9/11. To the very end, he expressed no regrets, saying just a decade ago, “I would do it again in a minute.”
Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi, after spending decades in Washington DC, announced last week that she will be finally retiring from Congress at the end of her term in January 2027. Pelosi is 85 years old, and was the first woman ever to serve as Speaker of the House. She caused quite a stir a little while ago when she stood up on national TV to Donald Trump (#15) by ripping up a copy of his State of the Union address behind his back. Meanwhile, it was reported just yesterday by the New York Post that Nancy made a stock market return of 16,930% over nearly four decades representing California (totaling $130 million dollars). That’s some awfully good luck!
The quest for power continues to predominantly draw the #15 and #13 to Washington D.C., where absolute power all-too-often corrupts absolutely. FCILs naturally thrive on leadership, achievement, and vision, but when “power” becomes the end goal instead of a means to build something meaningful, they risk burning bridges and losing perspective. As a wise man once said, “Purpose disciplines ambition.”
Written by: Staff
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