The dialog about the President that we all should have as we go through this primary season

Ron Paul is challenging us all to think about the government's role in our life and more specifically, the role of the president within the larger framework of government. He is not challenging us to understand the gold standard or foriegn policy or marriage rights. He is challenging each one of us to make a decision between central power vested in one person vs. distributed power vested in numerous bodies of representatives (House of Representatives, US Senate, States).

When hiring someone, the most important issue is to ensure that person is completely clear on their role within the larger organization no matter if it is the CEO or the receptionist. The absolute worst thing you can when you hire someone is to hire them out of desperation to fix some specific problem. Why? Because most of life contains unexpected challenges, not planned outcomes. When we set goals, we can achieve them, but rarely is the journey smooth.

Prior to September 11, George W. Bush met constituent expectations by vetoing Stem Cell research, providing tax refunds, and working in a bi-partisan fashion on No Child Left Behind. During the election, we, the voters, created a checklist of issues and based on his answers, some people voted for him and others did not [ed note: please no SPAM re: the 2000 election counts - this post is not about that]. Now, if we knew how he would handle his presidency from Sept 11 to present, how many people would have voted for him? We never really tested him on how he would manage the unexpected.

Hiring managers have the same problem every day when trying to determine whom to hire for a position.

Ron Paul is seeking a mandate from voters to define the role of the president of the united states of america. Whereas the other candidates are all making guarantees on issues that they know about today while not even addressing the unexpected to come - - and don't be naive: the unknown, ie. the issues we do not know about yet, will consume more than 90% of the next president's time and it is critical for each voter to understand how the next president will manage this.

Regardless of where you stand in politics, we need to have this dialog. What is the role of the president? How will the president work through unexpected circumstances? How will the president respect other branches of government?