"Isn't having an ego necessary for a politician? If Ling lacked charisma, he could not have assumed the Premiership. He could not have faced the State Duma or the Commissariat. No Ling's failure was not his ego. That was his strength. As for his timing, he got that perfect. When the people were down and crying for Katz - He was forming a strong government and enacting a morale boosting campaign against the Corsairs. No, he failed for a very simplistic reason which the people caught on to very quickly and rose against. Do you know what that is hmm?"