People say that we need a president who can be a role model. It would be nice to have a president who is a good, honorable person.
Role models are important.
We all learn better by example than by countless lectures. But let me go out on a limb and suggest that neither the president nor the entire federal government bureaucracy is competent to inspire and rear our children. Same goes for sports stars. Sure, ballplayers can be heroes for kids, but that's a whole lot different than a role model. His job is to play a game.