I am thinking he is no longer available..
perhaps not, more the pity. On a more serious note, JQ Adams is exactly the type of statesman which we really do need. He was a man who took principled leadership positions and didn't care about popularity. JQ Adams is one of my heroes, and he actually was at the peak of his career after he was defeated for reelect in 1828 and he went over to the US Congress and was elected as a Rep from his home district in MA. JQ Adams took very unpopular positions in the 1830's and 1840's against the spread of slavery into the western territories. In many ways he was the ideological father of Abraham Lincoln.
We just don't have these types of statesmen and stateswomen today do we? Talk about a complete resume - JQ Adams was very prepared for public life. We need a President who has the experience to show and elicit leadership in all the areas of the Presidency
1) commander in chief - the president must be able to command the respect of the military
2) head of state - the president must be able to represent his or her country abroad, at formal gatherings, and be able to rally the people to his or her cause
3) chief political leader of his party - the president must be able to cobble together majorities in the congress in order to get the people's business done
4) chief administrator - the president must be able to delegate authority to able administrators in exec branch
we have been so busy lately opining about the possible electoral strategies of the two candidates that I think we are forgetting that we must elect someone who has the ability and the experience to function ably as president.
