THE PRESIDENT

I may lose several fans today but I just have to ask a question or two....$350K for a photo op in NYC....A date that cost more than most Americans in a year... putting his hands where the government doesn't belong...ie..General Motors... When are Americans going to get fed up and really speak their minds? Sure we talk about it around the water cooler, and in private settings but does anyone ever speak up ? He has the potential to do really great thigns...But I have to be honest I don't want a president that is COMMON just like me ...NO NO! I don't want a president who eats at Five Guys...I want a president who is so revered and distinguished and feared almost. I know I can't run a country so why do I want him to pretend he's just like me? I don't want a first lady who wears sleeveless dresses and poses sexy...I want one who is elegant and classy. Michelle I am sure is these things but the way the President and First Lady want to be seen is , in my opinion , taking away from the Prestige of the office of president. I don't want to see him on a Late night talk show joking around. We are in serious times, not a time for high fives...and chest bumping ( at the Naval Academy graduation.....REALLY ???? Do you think the queen of England would ever chest bump someone? Or George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, our founding fathers? I understand what hes trying to do ....but its just not for me. And its degrading the office of president....

And then there is the subject of torture and what not. Waterboarding...oh my...it was to my knowledge 3 PEOPLE!!! We are spending time focusing on that? My only thing here is the people we are up against don't play by any rules...they have severed heads , sent video, tortured...oh im not sure if you all remember this one but UM FLY PLANES INTO BUILDINGS killing thousands...or have we already forgotten that???....and yet we worry about offending a prisoners rights. Its embarrassing to our country. Im not sure American gets it. If we are doing something to gain information to protect american....shouldn't we explore every avenue to retrieve that information?

I feel we appear weak to the rest of the world. These things should not be exposed but rather handled with discretion . I will agree that American Soldiers that took pleasure in humiliating prisoners, is wrong but when things were done to get information to PROTECT our country ...that is a different story. I think this is something that has gotten blown way out of proportion and those that are saying they "didnt know about it" ( Pelosi....really?) and red alarms don't go off for the american public...is even scarier.

I just feel the priorities of our current administration are not in the right place and we are taking for granted this great country and what it was built on and we are going to regret many of these decisions.

Just my opinion.