At the end of the day - for better, for worse - a countries leader is an advert for that country to the rest of the world. And if you aren't terminally thick, you can separate that element of their existence, from their politics.
So although I despise David Cameron politically for a constellation of reasons, I think it's fair to say that as he travelled abroad, I felt happy he was representing the UK. Unlike our present Prime Minister who is an embarrassment whenever he appears next to grown ups. If there has been a silver lining to Covid, it's been to keep such incidents to a minimum.
Same for Mrs. Thatcher. Generally despicable politician. But at least when she was abroad you could feel a tinge of pride in being British.
So applying that particular metric to Trump ... the man has been a cringeworthy disgrace to one of the most culturally diverse and intellectually leading countries in the world. He was a joke before he was elected and rather than the position of POTUS making him statesmenklike, he reduced the position of POTUS to one of ridicule.
All Biden has to do is be a great advert for the US. Just like That's what I do ! Obama.
I'm not saying we should elect leaders based on what the rest of the wold thinks. I'm saying that when you have elected a good leader for your country, the rest of the world notices.
In other news ...
Very quiet on the roads today. Clearly lockdown 2.0 has had an effect. Not complaining though. It's been a gloriously sunny, crisp day. Eerily almost the same as I recall the first Saturday of the first lockdown. So now I'm convinced it's March.
Price of fuel has come down too. Which is nice.
No queuing into Sainsburys which seemed as busy as last week. But couldn't see any obvious shortages. They had everything on our list.