What qualities are essential for a good American president?
By Venus Zine Staff Published: September 11th, 2003 | 10:41am Janet Weiss Quasi and Sleater-Kinney This is such a complex question. Presidents are not usually “good” but usually dishonest, power-hungry career politicians who make policies either to ensure their re-election or to satisfy the insatiable greed of the powerful multinational corporations. Reagan wasn’t good. George Bush Sr. was definitely not good. Nixon wasn’t very good. Clinton bordered on good but still seemed pretty caught up with his own image and with securing his place in history. At least he was smart. A good president might be worldly and educated, somebody who never ate from a silver spoon, and who traveled and understood how our culture fits in with the others’ around the globe. A good president would be humble and fair. Ha! It’s funny even to write it, ’cause it seems these qualities would guarantee a person NOT be elected. That’s our fault. Presidents are groomed to be scheming and secretive and keep all their
