1. Understand
why you are President. It is not because
you are special (not), or brilliant (not), or wise beyond all (smart...but not the smartest), or
because you have good fundamental policy instincts (which you clearly do). You
have been elected to both of your terms because you ran against idiots.
Stop thinking you are King of the World.
You were mainly selected because you were the least of two evils and
that least is beginning to wear thin.
2. You talk too much. Tone down the amount, tone, volume, and
arrogance in your rhetoric. You have
cried “Wolf” too many times and
people have ceased to pay attention.
3. Treat
our international allies like friends
and our international foes like enemies. Do not tie the settlement of their conflicts with the settlements of our conflicts.
4. You
have two years and change left to establish your legacy…focus on results, not circus.
You are a talented, smart, and accomplished man…but you are vain and
conceited; look at yourself in the mirror and embrace your faults. When your speech writers or Administration
members give you words to read or sage advice…take it. Don’t riff…stick to the script.
5. Your
VP is in over his head as a Middle East negotiator. He is quite simply not your best and most
qualified Administration member to do this deal. Send Marco Rubio over to settle this thing
and grant him the authority necessary to get it done.
6. Make
a plain and simple statement that you and your Administration speak for America
and her interests. You do not speak for
Israel…or any other nation for that matter. The Israel/Lebanon/Hezbollah/Iran conflict
is separate and apart from our America/Iran conflict. Of course, we are close allies with
Israel. Of course, their conflict(s) are interwoven in the Middle Eastern
dynamic. But their battle is not our
battle. To put it in Trump terms…they
are not the 51st state.
7. This
Iran conflict…get it done; one way or another.
We are not the world’s policeman.
The only reason most Americans support this military effort in Iran is
because they (Iran) directly threaten
our nation and our way of life. We are
not responsible for peace in their Middle Eastern neighborhood, or how they
treat their citizens, or their particular differences with any of their
neighbors…specifically Israel. End this
conflict with dispatch, with clarity, and with conviction. Figure
out who your best advisers are and listen to them. No apology, no defending, no
reservation. Move on to more important
matters…like our economy and the mid-terms.
8. Stop
selecting your Administration members based on their pure loyalty to you and
their determination to settle old scores you hold with various parties. Many of your selections have been
exemplary…like Secretary of State, Energy, Interior, Transportation, SCOTUS
Justices, and our new Federal Reserve Chairman.
There are many highly-qualified candidates out there willing and able to
serve this nation in your Administration.
Help the country and yourself…pick
them…empower them.
9. International
affairs are complex beyond belief, but one thing is for certain: Canada and
Mexico share looooonnnnng borders
with us. We are joined at the hip with them in trade and commerce and effective
border security cannot be accomplished without their cooperation. Understand this, embrace this, and treat them
accordingly.
10.
Give your wife a voice. She is a beautiful and remarkable woman. Allow her to spread her wings and represent
your Administration in a substantive, visible, and effective fashion. On occasions, you have treated this woman
with great disrespect. Treat her right.
11.
Even though you are clearly the leader
of the Republican Party, you do not own
it. Furthermore, you are not the future of the Republican Party. Understand these realities…stay out of
primaries, and do not demand to choose
your potential successor. Fealty to the ring is not an appealing aspect to
most voters. The Republican Party wins
on policy and agenda. Do all you can
within your significant power as Party leader to help select good, solid
candidates for upcoming elections. Give
those candidates space…without
intimidation and meddling…to demonstrate their ability to think for
themselves and state their independence.
12.
For heaven’s sake…enough of the gold and
kingdom building and placing your name on everything. Most people don’t have your money and don’t
really appreciate lavish spending of tax dollars for pure extravagance. Placing a president’s (appropriately, ex-president’s) name on a building is something other people do for you…not something
you do for yourself. Read the room.
13.
Enough with the Executive Orders! You unwound Obama’s and Biden’s. Do you not realize that the next Democrat
President (oh yes…there will someday be
one) will simply unwind yours? Use
your competent and rational leaders in Congress to accomplish your policy agenda
priorities in a legislative…and durably lasting
manner.
14.
Stop ignoring
the critically essential importance of appointing federal judicial
individuals. Get with the Senate
leadership, fill these vacancies, and get
good people confirmed. The judges you
appoint and the legislation you accomplish with Congress will have far greater
future impact on this nation than anything else you might do.
15.
Stay the hell out of the Supreme Court
of the United States affairs. Your
irresponsible SCOTUS rhetoric is at times as bad and reprehensible as the court
packing lunacy being advocated by liberal progressive Democrats. SCOTUS is your equal; it is not your subordinate.
16.
Smell the roses. If you can settle this Middle East deal
quickly, your Party can keep the Senate and maybe
hold the House. Your final two years in
office can be a time to pull back a bit from the spotlight and allow your
Administration members to shine and execute.
Some very good things might be accomplished for this country. You could bask in the glow of your many
positive achievements and do what you enjoy the most…interact with America’s
people in a meaningful, positive, and modest
fashion. Get out of WDC and see the country you lead…meet the people you serve.
17.
Lose some weight. Get a haircut. Trim up, shape up, and enjoy the rest of your life
with your beautiful wife. You just turned
80 years old and you are the most powerful man in the world. For heaven’s sake, man…you can have and do anything
you want! Live, mend fences, do good things
with your power and influence, show this nation and the world that you can be more
than just a clueless narcissist who can’t see past his own ego. Spend the rest of your term putting some class
and credibility back into the presidency of this nation and do all within your power
to bring our country together. You have been
greatly blessed in your life…do something positive with what’s left of it.
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And while we're on the subject, here is some bonus advice for ex-president Obama: Just...go...away.
