It’s early evening, and the president gets a phone call.\u00a0 A consulate is under attack.\u00a0 The president takes command and calls together generals, intelligence officials, secretary of state, and various other advisers.\u00a0 He convenes an emergency meeting in the Situation Room, somewhere underneath the White House.\u00a0 The president cancels the next day’s fundraisers, even though it’s an election year.\u00a0 That’s not an important consideration at this time, there is an emergency and the president knows it’s his responsibility to deal with it and saves lives if at all possible.<\/p>\n
There are monitors on the walls and maps with little lights on them.\u00a0 The president is like Captain Kirk when the Enterprise is being attacked by Klingons.\u00a0 He’s clearly in charge, right there on the bridge giving commands.\u00a0 He knows what to do.<\/em>\u00a0 The president asks questions, listens to the answers.\u00a0 Some of the answers disagree with each other, which is all right.\u00a0 The president can sort it all out and come to the right decision.\u00a0 The buck stops with him, and he knows it.\u00a0 He understands the heavy responsibility of the office, and that any decisions made there that night cannot be political, they have to be what’s right for the country.\u00a0 He’s not so conceited to believe that what’s right for the country is defined by what’s best for him politically.<\/p>\n After receiving briefings and finding out what military options are available, he makes a decision he feels is best, best being based on saving as many lives as possible.\u00a0 He gives the orders, and prays his decisions are the correct ones.<\/p>\n Hey, you can’t blame a guy for fantasizing a bit, now can you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s early evening, and the president gets a phone call.\u00a0 A consulate is under attack.\u00a0 The president takes command and calls together generals, intelligence officials, secretary of state, and various other advisers.\u00a0 He convenes an emergency meeting in the Situation … Continue reading