Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus hits the bullseye with her column today lamenting the lack of women leaders in public office. Even younger women aren't running. The discouraging facts that Marcus cites about how women are slipping in political leadership positions are why one of the themes of my book, Powering Up!, is that American women are Leadership Underachievers. We've been stalled for well over a decade. If you don't believe me, here's Marcus column.