Partisan politics has no place on this site. So, while I can't ignore the ongoing primaries, I do promise not to upset half of you by taking sides. I just have something to say about candidates in general.

Let us promise not to vote for someone who "needs" to be president.

Politics attracts certain types of defective personalities. (I know we're all defective in unique ways and degrees.) One type in particular should not hold elective office. This candidate:

• loves to be adored by crowds
• has not succeeded in anything but politics
• changes to accommodate polls
• will do anything to win

This personality has a gaping hole that the owner fills with others' attention. He needs therapy, not the presidency.

While he may be an excellent candidate, he will be a lousy officeholder. Reason: The day-to-day work requires skills and willpower that have little in common with campaigning.

This person wants to win, in order to be loved. Once in office, he will continue to pursue those ends at the expense of the republic.

Please keep him out.

Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at 05:30 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
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