tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24008092.post8822040978059660594..comments2023-05-20T08:26:50.208-07:00Comments on Valley of the Shadow: Mad Dogs, Politicians, and StatesmenJSFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04112671583392607007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24008092.post-24518115305992808092009-12-02T13:56:45.853-08:002009-12-02T13:56:45.853-08:00I think Obama first must learn what it means to ac...I think Obama first must learn what it means to act like a president. It is something that seems to have been lost since the Reagan administration. Reagan in my mind is the last president to have acted like a president. I am hopefully that Obama will have someone in his team, or maybe someone from the Reagan administration that can tell him what it means to act like a president.<br /><br />I also think that there is a misconception. People assume that a president is a politician and is a partisan, and should do what his party tells him to do. I don't believe this is correct, I follow the Machiavelli philosophy that "What is popular isn't always right and what is right isn't always popular". Meaning a president should do what is right not what the party wants. <br /><br />In addition, I think Obama lacks experience and is therefore unable to behave like a president. This combination of lack of experience and lack of example makes it difficult. It would be like asking a homeless teen mother to act like a mother when she has no concept of what that looks like.<br /><br />Wonderful post as always.Malcot Israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888577370141938667noreply@blogger.com