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Midnight Writer

(25,269 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:36 AM Yesterday

I have never been a boss or managed anything, but I would be a better President than we have. [View all]

I have never been in combat or served in the military, but I could do a better job than our Secretary of War.

I am not a lawyer and have never studied law, but I could do the Attorney General's job better than she does.

I am not a cop and have never investigated a crime, but I could be a better FBI Director than the one we have now.

I have never been involved in a major natural disaster, but I believe I could run FEMA better than the Homeland Security Director.

I am not a Constitutional scholar and have never studied law, but I think I could do a better job of interpreting our Constitution than many of the sitting Supreme Court Justices.

I'm just a regular old American man, never been to college, never made much of a mark on this world. I am at the age that delusions creep into our minds. But I have convinced myself that I am more capable of doing their jobs than many of the most powerful people in our government.

All this brings me back to one nagging question

Am I the one who is fucked up, or are they?

Now I think I could handle Elon Musk's money more responsibly than he does. Is there no end to my delusions of grandeur?



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