Aside from convenient talking points about gender and race, does it make any sense to install as President of a prominent world nation a person with no exposure to the domestic private sector, international community, or pertinent executive experience in any previous capacity? Such an outcome portends further separation of governing authority from regularly elected members of Congress to embedded unelected officials in the “Deep State” Washington swamp. How should the voting public reconcile whether a Presidential candidate can be a responsible and inspirational leader for all Americans or merely a clandestine partisan figurehead accessory? Is the connection with the populace likely to be open and consistent or opportunistic and occasional? Will most official messages be delivered directly or through selected spokespersons? It’s time to set aside trivia about M’s and F’s, D’s and R’s and get real about the critical consideration of past experience and performance as precursors of likely future accomplishment. It’s a big country and enormous world, both facing innumerable challenges demanding comprehensive analysis and concerted remedial action. The key question may not be who is best suited for the assignment, but whether anyone is. Phil Osifer