Why I Would Be a Better President Than Trump

I consider Donald Trump to be the worst President in the history of the US.  Period.  So I started thinking about who would make a better President, and it appears to me almost anyone would make a better President than Trump, except perhaps the people he has recruited for his cabinet, judicial nominations, personal lawyer, campaign manager, etc.  And the boys from Enron and the boys from Nixon’s inner circle.  Out and out crooks and charlatans would not make better Presidents.  Probably.  But I think even I would make a better President than Trump.  Here’s why:

I know how to use spell check on Twitter.

I am not offended when other people think differently than I do.

I am not offended when other people verbally attack me.

I know the US Constitution and totally support the notion of checks and balances.

I believe in equal rights, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom from religion, etc., etc.

I understand that no tax cut for the rich has ever, ever improved economic productivity.

I understand that tariffs hurt our economy more than a targeted economy.

I understand that the market place is void of moral values and regulation is necessary to protect citizens.  When making money is more important than people, people will suffer without oversight.

I understand that we are killing our planet and we must, absolutely must, stop using fossil fuels.

I understand that many folks across the aisle are good human beings.  I just think they are misguided, misinformed and operate from the wrong sense of values.  I also understand that progress is impossible without bi-partisanship.

I admit when I am wrong.

I am data driven and science driven.  Facts mean more to me than beliefs.

I get it that collaboration is more effective than “my way or the highway”.

I get it that we are one nation in a global community of nation states comprised of diverse human beings.  I see no nation as a “shithole”.

I see diversity as a strength, not a weakness.

I see immigrants as a source of economic growth, nor a source of fear.

I see humanitarian efforts as a noble cause.  Illegal aliens is a term to be reserved for Martians who sneak on our planet.  Humans are indigenous to earth.  National boundaries are not.

I am willing to admit what I do not know.  I have a sense that there are things I do not know I do not know.  I am wide open to expert advice.  I trust facts more than guts.  Honesty must be the bedrock of human transaction.

I believe success depends on us, not on me.  We do not become stronger by attacking each other.

And, I have never had to pay for sex.

So, there you go.  I would make a better President than Trump.

Time to Fire Trump

I served as a public school educator for 40 years, 17 of those as a school superintendent.  As such I took multiple graduate courses in employee supervision and evaluation.  I was a trained appraiser on 3 different administrator evaluation instruments.  I earned extensive experience in evaluating college-degreed certified professionals and non-degreed support personnel.  There was not a year that went by when I did not terminate someone or non-renew someone’s employment.  All of that is to say I believe I am qualified to make the following observations.

If Donald Trump was a high school principal in a district where I was superintendent I would have fired him long ago.  I would have fired him when he would not produce a transcript to verify his worthiness to lead as Trump has refused to release his tax returns.  I would have fired him the first time women brought forth sexual assault charges against him.  I would have fired him the first time it was revealed he made payments to sex workers for sex while he was married and then made payments to the same women to not tell anyone.  I would have fired him the first time he called a faculty meeting and told lies to his staff as he lied to our troops this week.  I would have fired him the first time he violated appropriate protocol expected of a high school principal when interacting with other educators as Trump has done with other world leaders on the world stage multiple times.  I would have fired him the first time he implemented policies without getting consent and support from within the system, especially policies that we know to be failed efforts that harm the system like Trump has done with the trade war.  I would have fired him the first time he worked with our athletic competitors to improve their advantage in competition with our system as Trump has done with Russia and North Korea.  I would have fired him the first time he threatened to close his school because he did not get his way as Trump is doing regarding the funding of a border wall.  I would have fired him the first time I heard racial slurs, bigotry, and misogyny uttered from his mouth.  I would have fired him the first time he organized a pep rally solely for his supporters and lied to them and personally attacked others as Trump does at his rallies.  I would have fired him the first time he attacked a member of the press demonstrating his lack of understanding of school policy not to mention the US Constitution.  Yes, he would be long gone.  I would fire him because that would be best for the staff, parents and kids of our district.  No man with his personal characteristics should be allowed to lead even a local high school.

I would be in shock if as I terminated Trump there was any outcry in the community regarding his tenure as principal.  Parents and patrons in the district would applaud his departure as it became more and more obvious he was not fit to lead.

I am in shock that we continue to tolerate this man as President of the United States.  It is well past time to dump Trump.  It must happen soon or our “high school” will lose all respect and all clout in the arena of schools as our nation is losing respect and clout on the world stage.  I love this country too much to tolerate such a man as our leader. 

If he was a man of character he would resign.  He is not, so he will not.  He must be fired.