I was listening to the Heidi and Frank Show on 95.5 KLOS, and they were discussing the

recent passing of former First Lady, Nancy Reagan. Naturally, the conversation shifted to her

husband, Ronald, and Heidi and Frank discussed their views on 1981-1989 President of the

United States. They spoke about him as a “good” president. He had many great

accomplishments and failures, according to University of California, Santa Barbara’s website

“The American Presidency Project.” In 1981, enactments were signed the enabled “a major

reduction in expenditures…and were designed to lower federal revenues over a five year period

in the amount of $737 billion.” He also achieved and agreement with the Soviet Union to

withdraw from their occupation of Afghanistan in 1988. A major failure was his execution of the

swap for Americans held by the Iranians in exchange for arms. The proceeds were given to the

anti-Communist rebels in Contras, Nicaragua. In conclusion, he had the best intentions for his

country, and he had a staff surrounding him that he listened to. At the end of the day, he was a

good president and a good man.

I cannot say that either of the above statements would be true of most of the

presidential candidates that we see running now. The idea of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco

Rubio, or Hillary Clinton representing our country is a scary one. Donald Trump wants to build a

nearly 2,000 mile wall across the Mexican-American border and ban all Muslims from entering

the United States. The first idea seems to be a realistic solution concocted by a five-year old,

and the second mirrors the ideology of Adolf Hitler. In an interview with ABC News, Ted Cruz

announced that “ISIS says they want to go back and reject modernity. Well, I think we should

help them. We ought to bomb them back to the Stone Age.” This is another mindless,

generalized solution that terrifies me. The solution to anti-American groups is “bomb them back

to the Stone Age” should not be coming from the next possible leader of the free world.

Another beacon of hope for America is Marco Rubio—a man who, according to CBS News,

attacked Trump by saying, “He’s like 6’2,” which is why I don’t understand why his hands are

the size of someone who is 5’2”. Have you seen his hands?” Finally, there is Hillary Clinton. She

has flipped from believing marriage was “a sacred bond between a man and a woman” to “I

support marriage for gay and lesbian couples.” In 2008, she claimed to have been landing in

Bosnia under “sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the

airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base”

(George Washington University campaign event). A greeting ceremony is exactly what she

got—nothing else. There was certainly no sniper fire or anything close to violence anywhere

near her. Besides her little problem with bold-faced lies, she has flip-flopped on immigration,

gun control, and financial reform to name a few.

 The Republican candidates act like children crying over spilled milk. Instead of simply

cleaning it up and moving on, they whine about why it was the other’s fault and who has the

better toys. These are definitely not the behaviors of grown men, and they all seem hardly

capable of handling even a low level manager job at a fast food restaurant. As for Hillary, she is

a liar who has been caught lying repeatedly. Any employment opportunity (other than

American politician) would be swiftly terminated at even one lie. However, Hillary continues on

her campaign trail as oblivious and disconnected from the American people as ever.

In conclusion, I would like to explain a meme I saw poking fun at each of these

candidates. Ted Cruz—first Canadian-born president; Marco Rubio—first Cuban-American

President; Hillary Clinton—first female president; Donald Trump—last president. At this point, I

feel that this election is giving people even more incentive to vote. We are at a critical time in

out nation’s history, and who we elect to lead our country will affect the course of the United