Good American President <Tab/>The first three major characteristics needed for a "good" president is honesty, determination to have a strong America, and a good family life. These characteristics are important in determining our president every four years. The fight for presidency has always been about the important issues that reflect how people's lives are determined. The fact that we as a people can pick who we would like to run …showed first 75 words of 409 total…

…showed last 75 words of 409 total…he lacked two of these major characteristics; honesty and good family life. Although the economy was booming during his eight years in office and we enjoyed extraordinary riches and had an huge surplus after years of budget deficits, his dishonesty and lack of good family life proved detrimental to his career as the president. Works Cited Cummings, Jr., Milton C., and David Wise. Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political System. Thomson/Wadsworth, 2001.