Prestigious Positions Come with a Price.

What do I believe qualifies someone to be a president of the United States of America? There are multiple things other than the standard requirements set in place I feel would filter more candidates out like a screen door filters flies.
The United States of America is seen as one of the most powerful countries in the entire world, if not the most powerful. For someone to be a direct representative of that country, he or she should be overwhelmingly qualified in my opinion. The only requirements to be our president are: be a natural born citizen, be at least thirty-five years old, and must have been a permanent resident of the country for at least fourteen years. If that’s the case then why is it so difficult or seemingly out of reach for most Americans to begin to imagine being a leader of such proportion? I for one thought such qualifications included things such as having at least a bachelor’s degree majoring in economics, or various achievements that prove he or she loves this country and desires to ensure its progress. The day they take office that man or woman should have been known for the last two years from a campaign and that there are no indictments or discrepancies that contradict any fiscal or social policy. Motivated and equipped with the leadership, and skill set acquired from past achievements, my presidential matrix should raise the standards a little. Below is a matrix system involving presidents from Truman to Obama to determine what quality of president they were on day one.

* My first qualification is military service. As it seems that every president was an officer, it became a standard for me. However, personally I can’t honestly stomach much respect for officers, because in my perspective they don’t do much work but get all the credit, they receive 15 for service. They get split