Washington was a member of the House of Burgesses.
Truman started the Truman doctrine, stood up to Stalin, reigned in MacArthur. Stalin had E. Europe and no one was going to fight him for it. ( The Soviets lost more men in the last hundred miles to Berlin then we lost in all of Europe ) For todays GOP, he’d do fine in the Party.
Nixon like Truman found and managed his way out of a war he inherited. His opening to China was masterful. Wilson didn’t end the war, FDR left E Euorpe to Stalin, and China to Mao. Lincoln destroyed the south for a hundred years.
Anyways, your notion of what is needed is pretty sloppy. No one knows because no one knows what the future will bring.
You were doing pretty good with the history recap, right up to that point. My notions of what's needed aren't sloppy. They're based in what observably works in the real world.
Anyone with half a brain who's been watching current events for the last three or four years can see that we need some adult leadership in Washington again. And, even half-brained people can see that we're headed for dire times, if something isn't done to correct our course.
The country bet and lost on a relative newcomer with zero accomplishments, and no executive experience, in 2008. I, for one, will not support anyone for president, on just the strength of their ideas and promises, alone. I've got to see a fairly impressive resume, because frankly, too much is on the line, and we can't afford to get it wrong again.
If the country weren't two inches away from falling into the abyss, maybe I'd consider some charismatic and dynamic individual with a thin resume for president, but not now.
I only see one potential candidate out there who comes close to having all the right stuff to handle what's ahead, and that's Sarah Palin.