The Job of President

        The job of president is unlike any other. I wouldn't want it for all the money in the world. But just for kicks lets compare some situations. Have you ever filled a spot left vacant by another? How about a job where the person you replaced had tarnished the companies image? How about one where they had gone over budget year after year and spent the company into bankruptcy?
     
        It would be pretty hard to change these things over night without having a lot of money to throw at the problems. We are not talking about a job like the president has, that has an impact on  311,504,324  people. We are talking about a normal job like most Americans can perform. Now multiply that times whatever number you choose, just pick a big one. I am not sure what the multiplier would be but it would have to be a big number.
   
        This is a huge job even if your predeccessor did a fantastic job and everything was left in perfect order. This country was in major economic distress and almost down the toilet when this president was inaugurated. We have thus far avoided a depression, and it's a miracle really that we have because for the most part this man has stood in the middle of the aisle, and asked for cooperation from both sides. He has had cooperation from the party he ran for only. The other side of the aisle has said no, no, no so much they don't even know the issues they are voting on. They are programmed for an early answer of no. They should just have a robot there voting in their place.
  
    I have heard all about how the president is spending us into oblivion, about how the stimulus didn't work, and about how he has done absolutely nothing since he has been in office. I could counter all of these claims and be very compelling but you know what? It's not going to convince you. If you don't already believe he is doing a good job I can't change your mind.

      Having said all that you know I am a liberal, but I am more toward the center than anything unless you make me mad by insulting my intellegience. But each side makes statements and takes positions that pushes the other side more extreme. We are all proud of our beliefs whether they be political or spiritual. I can't convince you that you're wrong and you can't convince me I am either. Let's take what we agree on and heal this nation as much as possible.
  
    Here is what has to happen. We have to get over whatever it is that has poisoned our minds and get to the business of helping this President during this term to save our country. Not next term. Not next President.  Everyone is always planning for the next election cycle. Well guess what? There may not be a country as we know it now to have an election in! We better get down to business and start working together. It doesn't matter who is in the white house.
  
    Time is short for this nation. We better quit trying to convince the other party they are wrong and just take it in the chin and admit all of us have been wrong and lets start our working relationship over. I am totally against censorship so let the television networks take some responsibilty here for what they have done. It is time to disconnect the money from the talking heads who pit one side against the other and keep our country in political turmoil. All of the political talk shows need to go. I don't care which network you want to mention, all of the political opinion shows need to go away. Let each network have one show a week that is about political opinion, one hour maximum time slot. Then when election time comes host actual debates with the candidates themselves not someone else giving their opinion on what that candidate represents. Networks used to have respect for the American people, but not any more.

    The networks used to have accountability for their anchors and reporters. These guys sit at the same type desks and have the appearance of a news anchor but that is where the deceit comes in. Most of them are entertainers and that's all. There used to be respect for our leaders. Our children have not witnessed that. Let the candidates speak for themselves. Have as many shows as you want with the candidates as far as interviews and all go, but lets get rid of the idiots who are destroying our country in the name of journalism.
     
     This job of being president is not just his responsibilty, it's all of ours. Like me or not we are all in this together. We are Americans, and we have to be better than this. The world is watching and waiting. Let's take the lead again. Let's unite again. Let's decide that no matter who is in the oval office, that we are going to do the things we have to do to make this country great again and help them  do that. We can work through our problems but we have to do just that, work through them. Not always waiting on the next election cycle. We have to do this now!