Hey, Mark:
The melochim to which you refer were qualified. Their experience was more than media popularity and having been a community organizer. Furthermore, no one achieved that position because of their skin color and the “political correctness” in the folly of “affirmative action” to promote the unqualified to positions of power. The current leader has been a total disgrace, and has yet to earn any of the respect that should be given to a head of state. We have someone who prioritizes golf to major world events, does by inaction and by action negative things to the country’s allies and friends, befriends every rogue state and terror group – essentially destroying his own country! He also gave us Obamacare, an absolute wrecking of the health care scene, plus uncountable other policies to destroy this country from the inside (immigration, open borders, silly taxes and taxing policy, etc.). He has used his position to be an enemy of the country that he leads. Our tafkid is to learn to tolerate this destruction and to elect someone who can reverse some or most of this disaster. Respect? He is a melech? Come now.