Dear.
Mr. President:
Let me start off by
saying that it is
beyond me why anyone
would want your job.
You are living in a
rent house for the
next four years and
you are giving up
your peace and
tranquility for
probably the rest of
your life. Might I
suggest that you
look at the photos
of past presidents
taken at the
beginning of their
terms and compare
them to what they
looked like when
they left office. I
can tell you this
much, they didn’t
get any younger.
I’d be willing to
bet that the black
hair you now have
will be streaked
with gray before the
next four years has
passed. It isn’t an
easy job, but then I
guess you have
thought about this.
I certainly hope so.
I hear you are
trying to quit
smoking. Good luck
with that. I’d also
bet you don’t. From
what I’ve seen of
this job you are
fixing to take upon
yourself, the daily
stress and strain
would drive most
anyone to smoking or
drinking or maybe
both. About the only
one that seems to
have escaped was
Harry Truman, but
then he had his
mother-in-law living
in the White House
to keep him on
track. Seems like I
heard yours was
moving in as well.
Perhaps she can help
keep you away from
any harmful habits.
Now that you have
become the leader of
the free world, I
wonder if you will
ever have second
thoughts about what
you have done? For
instance, I guess
you know that you
will never make
everyone happy at
the same time.
Lincoln had
something to say
about that as well.
I also hope you have
thick skin and can
take lots of
criticism, since it
is going to come
your way in a short
period of time.
Right now the media
loves you and waits
with anticipation on
every word that
comes out of your
mouth. Enjoy this
time. It won’t last
long.
Very soon the
reality of running
the worlds largest
economy will set in
and I suspect you
will have many
sleepless nights
asking yourself why
you signed on for
this job in the
first place. As
capable as you are,
the country is
entirely too big for
you to run by
yourself. Therefore
you must have help
in all areas of your
administration.
Obviously you don’t
know all these
people so you rely
upon the
recommendations of
others who are
trying to help you
as well. Trust me;
some of these people
will fail you. These
people will let you
down and guess where
the blame will be
laid? At your front
door.
Don’t believe me? Go
back and look at
history and see for
yourself. Every
administration has
had a couple of
glitches which were
committed by those
who had been
appointed to serve.
It has never failed
before and it won’t
during your
administration
either. Get prepared
for someone (or
multiple someone’s)
to drop the ball and
drop you in the
grease. If you don’t
believe me, ask
George W. Bush, he
knows first hand of
what I speak.
Time will tell what
your legacy will and
should be. I
truthfully believe
all persons seeking
political office do
so with the best of
intentions. But as
they say, “Hell is
paved with good
intentions.” While I
do think our system
of government is the
best on the entire
planet, I do feel
that the very nature
of politicians
requires you to
compromise in order
to achieve any
meaningful results.
So, what you
promised on the
campaign trail and
what actually get
accomplished in the
next four years
depends a great deal
on the level of your
personal resolve.
No one, including
me, wishes to see
you fail. We would
be stupid to do so.
We want you to do
great things. We
want you to lead all
of us, not just some
of us. We want you
to make our economy
grow and protect us
from those who would
harm us. In short we
want the best for
all of our citizens
and certainly our
children and
grandchildren.
Not a small order is
it? But, you applied
for the job and now
you’ve got it. Go
out there and make
us proud of our
nation. Forty three
others have been in
your place before
you. Some have
failed and others
have succeeded.
How history will
remember you… will
be your choice, not
mine.
Good luck.
