He clearly has absolute authority, little knowledge of the world, and strong feelings about it.
I think, by your standards, you are right. However, his "little knowledge of the world" is coming from a "Technocrat," in your case, and I am know Bush is sneered at by most people who make their living knowing the minutia of Foreign Affairs. Clinton was the opposite, so was Carter. They spent an enormous amount of time learning every detail they could get their hands on.
But did Clinton and Carter end up using their better knowledge for the good of the country, in the long run? You can get a very good argument about that. Clinton and Carter tended to be unable to make and carry out any tough decisions, IMO.
What I want in a President is Character. The ability to make a decision and see it through, even when being screamed at by the media and the opposite party. Here on this board, we can "Nuance" things to death, but in the real world the President usually has to decide between "X" and "Y", and then have the guts to carry out the decision. |
