So, while selecting leaders on the basis of principle can be positive, it also comes with baggage--namely, the inability to make policy strides in areas of general agreement among most Americans.
In terms of policy, strides towards plain packaging, restrictions at point-of-sale and other efforts to reduce brand equity should be implemented and evaluated.
The mood was upbeat, yet not because of the "joyous" occasion, but rather because the nation seem to possess an almost superhuman ability to take every disastrous policy in their stride.
By contrast, two years earlier, at the same conference hosted by the World Economic Forum, the high and mighty of Indian business and government were discussing happier topics like "India: What Kind of Superpower Will It Be?" Corporate India and the country's policy makers once strode confidently across the world stage, projecting a confidence that some critics said bordered on swagger.
Pai appears to be taking the pushback on his policies and proposals in stride.
This year the House will expand upon our cost-effective energy policies while making strides towards achieving our goals.
In addition to the obvious benefits for mothers, our new policy is also a great stride forward in terms of fathers' and adoptive parents' leave".
Cultural life made significant strides, and cultural policy was oriented toward Europe.
During her first 100 days, the new regime made great strides in forming policy on internal security, development, corruption, labour, and education.
"One of the reasons we haven't made strides forward in policy is that the question is less tractable," he says, as doses and uses of a medicine can be closely defined, unlike policies.
