oldsoul
Gold Member
We shall agree to disagree then.RESPONSE TO OLDSCHOOL PT1
RED:
Once elected to the Presidentcy one is the leader of the entire country, not just those who aree with you. Therefore, if you ignore (AKA don't worry about), those who disagree you are in effect alienating those people. Not a sign of a good leader.
My opinion remains unchanged. As I said, when a person chooses to run for president, it is a long arduous journey where everything he/she stands for is scrutinized and made public. The campaign is where he/she outlines an agenda and opens it up to public scrutiny. The majority of Voters who agree with the candidate's platform are going to put that candidate in office. Those who disagree will take another path.either to avoid voting or to support another candidate.
The president elect then, is obliged to live up to campaign promises he made to those who put him in office. What special consideration would he owe those who worked against him and who tried to undermine his ascension to the presidency? BTW a candidate takes an oath of party allegiance once he declares his candidacy under the auspices of either major party.
Still, the president is indeed the president for all of us. That fact is never more evident than when a state of emergency occurs. The president usually jets in to surveil the damage and assess the costs before tapping resources to stabilize the stricken communities. Katrina was one such emergency under Bush; and, Obama has had several as well, to include the one in New Jersey. When Texas had flooding and tornados, Obama didn't hesitate to help the reddest of red states.