there are reasons I prefer his leadership over other options.

I'd make a wager...based on that I remember reading you 20 years ago...there are many many issues we would agree on (and I am serious) but it is also unlikely we will agree on the method to resolve those issues. If that makes sense. Still, I respect your reasoning and wish that all could carry on discussions as we used to so long ago. Learned quite a bit back in the day - more than one can learn in an echo chamber.