what does "The buck will stop with me." mean? i heard in the radio, Mr president-elect said "I'm a strong believer in strong personalities and strong opinions. I think that's how the best decision to make, but I understand I will be setting policy as president. I will be responsible for the vision that this team carries out and I expect them to implement that once decisions are made. So as Harry Truman said, The buck will stop with me. "