Due to my lack of things to do in the last few weeks, I have started watching The West Wing again (not that I'm complaining). In light of a recent discussion that I've had with a friend and also considering that in a few days a new president will be taking charge I thought that now would be a appropriate time to talk about my views on politics and what a president should be. If you know me well enough you know that I hate politics so actually writing something that has to do with it is a risky move for me. I truly believe that the perfect form of government is a monarchy however, that would also require the perfect King and to my knowledge we don't let Him rule a whole lot. However in this country, if you haven't heard, we make due with a president which is not nearly the same as a king. Putting aside what I think a government should be, I would like to address what I think a president should be (or at least part of what I think they should be). A president should be...dare I say it...smarter than me (which I know is a stretch). In 8 years of Bush's presidency I have yet to be impressed with anything he has said. To be fair Obama isn't very "impressive" either. They both seem like average guys, which is the problem. I don't want a president who is an average guy. I want a genius. I want somebody like Churchill or President Bartlet. I don't get why the people of the united states of america want a president who will "dumb down" his words for people like you and me to understand. Bartlet says in season three "It's not our job to appeal to the lowest common denominator. It's our job to raise it. If you're going to be the 'Education President,' it'd be nice not to hide that you have an education."
(This is just the start of hopefully many posts to come on the subject...more will probably come as I continue to watch the show)
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