That seems to be a question many are asking and I think it is ridiculous that we are even discussing such a thing. Of course, the President of the United States of America should be able to address our nation’s schoolchildren. I do believe that he should not be able to require any school to take time out of the school day for such an address or even require that his address be aired. But, in all fairness, I’m not aware that he is even asking for such a thing.

My reasoning is simple on this issue. The President is the President. I’m one of those strange guys who actually has read the Constitution and believes in its principles. One of those is that the people elect a President and once elected he is the President. It matters not whether you voted for him or not, he is the President and as such has the Bully pulpit as President Roosevelt called it.

The question I have not heard asked, and it may well have been asked by some, is whether the Republicans should be able to have a response under the fairness doctrine. I think not. And I say that as a republican. When the President is speaking as the President, I do not think the fairness doctrine should come into play, and that includes the radio addresses. That is not to say that the Republicans, or any other party, should not be heard, just that it should be done under the fairness doctrine.