"The worst is one who is despised"

When the Master governs, the people

are hardly aware that he exists.

Next best is a leader who is loved.

Next, one who is feared.

The worst is one who is despised.

- Tao Te Ching

Poor Joel Klein has been taking quite a beating lately.  First he gets booed and shouted down for 5 minutes straight by parents and teachers while trying to make a speech.  Then he gets hammered by the New York State Senate Finance Committee:

Klein was roasted by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) for ignoring the concerns of parents and lawmakers and treating them as "annoyances."

"You come to us for money, but you don't come to us for involvement," Kruger said.

Kruger also referred to Klein's tenure as "nine years of torture, nine years of acrimony, nine years of nail biting and hand twisting."

Of course, Klein is unfazed.  He knows exactly why this is happening to him: "When you do tough things, you are going to get pushback and resistance."

Note, Joel, you might also get pushback and resistance for doing stupid and dishonest things.  Difficult though it may be for you to fathom, not everybody who disagrees with you is necessarily wrong.