What is Presidential? Obama, Bush? Who is Presidential? What determines that?
Some people think Bush was Presidential, some think Obama is. Harry Truman? Dwight Eisenhower?
Some of them were pretty brutal.
“What is Presidential?”
Somebody who doesn’t roll their eyes and make goofy faces at everyone who disagrees with them. There’s a start.
Eisenhower was definitely presidential. Shaking his hand (after he retired) was one of the best moments of my youth.
I had the good fortune to see Bush-43 in person and shake his hand. That was back in 2001, when he was visiting Portland, OR. He was charming, presidential, had a pleasant demeanor, and a friendly genuine smile. I became a fan. Now I am turned off on Bush-43 because of the catastrophic Iraq war policy.