There are those of us... just about all of us who are either Democrat or Republican... who are sick and tired of "politics as usual" in Washington. We're tired of being treated like pissants and peasants. We not only want our voices to be heard in Washington, we also want them to be respected. So, it's no surprise that Donald Trump, an outsider, can come along and snatch the Republican nomination, simply by saying that he wants to "Make America Great Again," just like the good old days that we grew up in.
There are also those of us who were brought up to respect the presidency. In those days, the president treated his office with dignity and decorum. The relationship between leaders and followers in this country was at a much higher level of mutual regard. And we are the ones who do have some trouble with the "Trump-style" of lashing out and battering people... particularly those who disagree with him.
Don't get me wrong; I'm no fan of Susana Martinez. The way she treated the presumptive presidential nominee on his recent visit to Albuquerque was shabby at best and would be considered by most to be contemptuous. Trump was entitled to take some umbrage over this, but there are many people who think he went overboard... way beyond the pale of presidential decorum.
We had questions about this atypical behavior in the past, but he and his campaign assured us that once he sewed up the nomination, he would become more "presidential." Now, we are asking ourselves if he is just like the rest of the politicians in this country... that he'll say or promise anything in order to get elected.
Have we made a mistake here? Are we really that dumb? Or will this man who would be our president seize the opportunity now being entrusted to him by us... finally step up to the plate and start meeting our expectations?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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