Comment: The president has lots of business background, is not a professional politician, and speaks in plain language, to the delight of his supporters who by and large have had more than their share of professional communications in the last eight years. In Canada, we have an opposition leader who has no business experience whatsoever, and who is actually outmatched in that arena by the prime minister's varied experiences, plus boxing skills. Too bad that Mad Max who has an excellent combination of business and political background lost out, as we shall have more of the same in 2018.