Selecting the Next President

I’m a political junkie. Not a partisan, more of a very enthusiastic observer. I don’t care what party the person is from, what the polls are saying about them or who’s on their big donor list. What I watch for is the same thing I want in anyone whose decisions affect the future. While the only control I actually have (and even that is shared) is who gets to join the team at The Gabriel Institute, the temptation is there to play it out with the US citizenry’s next BIG HIRE. Of course, with the team here, everyone takes their Role-Based Assessment™ first, so I have good data, but watching is the next best thing.  The problem is, it can take a while to get to the inconsistencies.  Luckily this election cycle is so long, there will be plenty of time for the flipflopping to start.

So what’s the most important characteristic?  I want a President who can hold up under stress and not make impulsive, nonsensical decisions.  I don’t want someone who is so rigid they can’t look at and integrate new information and ideas, nor do I want a fluffheaded ditz who agrees with the last person that happened to get to them (or their wallet).

So I’m hoping that the coming debates will feature more obnoxious questions and lots of pushiness from the questioners.  I mean, really, if you lose it over a question, what will you do when you’re facing a real threat?