This criticism of Obama for ignoring the heavy lifting that comes with the job of “Leader of the Free World” is well deserved, but it got me thinking. Maybe we’re approaching this issue of lackadaisical leadership the wrong way. To get Obama to focus on the tough stuff, perhaps we need to use the same approach for him that parents use to get their four-year-olds to take their medicine: a little sugar. Hence, the “Brackets of Leadership.”

Now, while I could easily slot issues like Japan, the budget, entitlement reform, and tax cuts in upper seeds, I think the president would find it much more rewarding — and perhaps more engaging — if he knew that this was more of a community-organized endeavor.