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[Bucky]

23. John Adams and George Washington had this same argument.

Adams thought the honorific "Mr. President" was too common. He said it sounded like the chief executive was only the president of a fire company or a cricket club. He suggested the new president be addressed as "His highness, the President of the United States of America, and Protector of the Rights of the Same."

Washington, who relied on his own merit and personal dignity, shot down Adams's proposal. He said he should be called only "Mister President" in a move toward "republican simplicity." The president, he believed, would have respect by behaving in a way that commanded respect, without the fetters and pomp of elevation above the status of equal citizen.

I'm with George on this one. Ms President will receive the respect she warrants by leading us wisely. We don't need Latin American style sashes and festoons to dignify the office. Getting the majority of the Electoral College and the votes of her fellow citizens will embue her all the dignity she needs.

Harry Truman considered leaving the White House to become a private citizen to be a promotion. I'm with Harry too.