If The American Presidency Was A Job Application
By: Conny Manero
Tags: President, Trump, United States, Biden, America

Let me start by stating that I am neither a democrat nor a republican, in fact, I’m not even an American. Nevertheless, I have followed American politics since 1963. On TV, I watched JFK’s assassination as well as his burial, watched every Apollo and Challenger launch, the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, and countless other events in-between. I followed presidential elections and several inaugurations.

Where it comes to the American presidency it’s safe to say that this is the most important job in the world. While I was never a particular Trump fan, I’m not thrilled with newly elected Biden either.

For starters, I think the man is too old. He 77 for heaven's sake. I looked at the list of all 45 previous presidents and noticed that the majority were in their 50s when they took office. If the American presidency was a job application, he wouldn’t even be considered. Most people at 77 are deep into retirement. For some jobs, 40 is already considered over the hill.

While it’s not polite to ask someone’s age, employment agencies, and organizations alike have found a loophole … they ask if the candidate has children and how old they are. If someone answers that their children are in their twenties, this automatically places them in their forties as most people start a family in their twenties. For many job seekers, this is a fatal admission. Agencies and organizations prefer younger folks.

One of the reasons that employers like young(ish) people is that they have to be able to relate to current events and technology. They have to be able to work a computer, be familiar with modern software, have a finger on the pulse of current trends. Do you see any of this in Biden?

One of the questions I ask myself is can this man relate to the common people? He went to law school, served a few years as a public defender, and subsequently went into politics. He lives in a gigantic mansion, and he doesn’t just have the one, he’s got several. He has staff that sees to his every need. For most people, this is very different. They have regular jobs, paying them an average salary and they live in a modest home.

And how does Biden feel about women? Is he an old-fashioned man with old-fashioned values? He comes from a large family, he had four kids himself. Will he support childless families or families who limit themselves to one child?

He’s in favor of immigration, but how will this affect the job and housing market? There aren’t enough jobs for Americans, how will they feel if immigrants arrive and take, what little jobs there are, away from them. How will they feel if immigrants are given low cost or even free housing while they have to pay rent or a mortgage?

What about crime? Not all immigrants are law-abiding citizens. Those who don’t have jobs invariably turn to crime to support themselves and their families.

In my opinion, for what it’s worth, there should be a cut off age for a presidency. Sixty seems like a good age. Most people retire at 65 or take an early pension at 60. So why, for the most important job in the world is a man allowed to start a job at age 77?

And what about Kamala Harris? Why is she America’s vice president? Is it because she’s a woman? Is it because she’s black? Or is it because she’s a black woman? That doesn’t seem very fair to all Caucasian, Hispanic and Asian women. What was wrong with them? Why does it have to be a black woman? To be politically correct?

Sherry McGuinn