Lael ArringtonShopping for a New President: Why Strength and Cool without Kindness Can Bring Buyer’s Remorse – Lael Arrington https://laelarrington.com Faith and Culture: Live Wisely Love Well Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:15:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 73081510 Shopping for a New President: Why Strength and Cool without Kindness Can Bring Buyer’s Remorse https://laelarrington.com/2015/08/shopping-for-a-new-president-why-strength-and-cool-without-kindness-brings-buyers-remorse/ https://laelarrington.com/2015/08/shopping-for-a-new-president-why-strength-and-cool-without-kindness-brings-buyers-remorse/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:03:45 +0000 admin http://laelarrington.com/?p=1763 Every four years, when we shop for a new president in debate season, we have a history of looking for what we believe is missing in our current president. You can look back from president to president and see the cultural pendulum swinging from one profile to its opposite.

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For example, after four years of Jimmy Carter’s malaise and sunset in 70’s American  gas lines, we elected Ronald Reagan to be strong and bring back the morning again.

In the wake of Pres. Bill Clinton’s affairs and slippery I-did-not-have-sex-with-that-woman deception, we wanted someone who was honest and trustworthy. In George W. Bush we elected a straight shooter with no history of scandal or corruption, and a strong family man.

After years of war on terror, we settled on a president who was less of a “cowboy” and more of a conciliator. Now, after eight years of negotiations with Iran and retreats from red lines, we see a lot of enthusiasm for a strong man again– someone who will Get. Things. Done.

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