Am I the last conservative on earth who's creeped out by the thought of presidents defining their job as agents of cultural change? As far as I'm concerned, my culture is Jesus Christ. Under our Constitution, no president can credibly promise to deliver on that. But -- once the job has been morphed from chief executive into High Priest -- I can think of a great many disagreeable possibilities any number of errant politicians might like to impose.
The essence of conservatism is restraint. Please let's not forget that.
Our republic calls for a legislature that enacts laws after serious reflection and debate. It has given the President the role of signing or vetoing those bills presented by Congress. It, therefore, has specifically designed for the President, the only nationally elected official, to be part of the debate.
We elect humans to the Presidency and in large measure because of their positions, and the morality that undergirds their positions.