Probation Period

Wow! The stock market indices have fallen to the same point they were at when I was in law school 12 years ago. Trillions of dollars of wealth have been destroyed (including about half of the money my wife and I have been saving for retirement) since late last summer when it became clear that a socialist might become president of the United States. Now that a socialist is president, the pace of destruction has accelerated.

Most jobs I've held have had a 30- or 90-day probation period. The understanding has been that if you really are a bad fit, you and your employer will amicably part ways at the end of the period. Of course, the American presidency comes with a 4-year probation period, but I think it's time for us to consider whether we ought to begin to apply political pressure for Obama to step aside. He has shown he is not a good fit to be president, and it's time for Mr. Obama and the country to amicably part ways.