Leading By Example

Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, saw combat in Afghanistan.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/prince.afghanistan/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Can we say the same for our leaders today? How many of our leaders who support the war in Iraq and/or Afghanistan would willingly allow or--heaven forbid--even encourage their children to serve in active combat?

It's one thing to make passionate patriotic pronouncements on the legislative floor, but quite another to set a patriotic example to demonstrate that those pronouncements aren't just empty words and political maneuvering.

What does it mean to lead by example?