Are you kidding me? We could tax you up the wazoo and live high off the hog for a while until you got another rebellion together. And the way you’re cooperating with each other these days I figure about 10 years at least on Easy Street. 
You do realize that you would be responsible for all of the debt, right?
Thank you, Weisshund, it’s always helpful to have an indication at the commencement of a reply that the rest of the post isn’t worth one’s time.
We Canadians will have picked off the good bits by then anyways.
I remember a bit on West Wing in which an old friend of Bartlett’s visits him in the Oval Office and wonders how to address him. Bartlett replies, Mr President, because it’s a measure of respect for the office.
Those were the days. ((((sob!)))
That’s also what the Buckingham Palace website itself stipulates.
Don’t them there Democrats call him “Not my Mr. President”?
My bet is that, when addressing his reflection in the mirror, Trump refers to himself as Mr President.
That doesn’t seem to be true. There are a lot of disparaging stories about him, like the one about his cook having to boil a dozen eggs at different times so that his will be perfect when it is served. It is true that he does not encourage informality, but I think that to compare him to Louis XIV is stretching it a bit.
On the general point about being “hung up on titles”; I don’t think that’s true at all. I have met a few of the nobility over the years and they universally played it down.
In Ireland, I believe it’s usual to say, as it might be at the opening of a speech, just “President”. Or at least, it was when they had a female President.
Indeed, and it gave us the impetus to use Australia for our convicts instead.
Erm…
Only slightly related - but funny.
A quick bit of reading shows that he probably had no choice at all in the matter. No colony had been given what they were asking for, it would have set an unacceptable precedent. Once war started both parliament and the British people were against any negotiation or settlement with “the rebels”. And of course his mental illness in later years is not exactly his fault is it?
The Pope is, after all, a head of state, and “Your Holiness” is the correct styling. Either is appropriate, and certainly anyone with manners would use the correct styling.
The styling “Holy Father” is also okay.
Let me preface this by saying I have no direct information.
With that said, I have a close Naval Officer friend whose father served with G. H. W. Bush in WWII and had remained friend with him. I met this friend a few times and the last time I was with him I couldn’t help but ask some questions. This one came up and he said:
When we were in the Navy together everyone called him ‘Poppy’ [I think that was it !@#^$*@] and I called him that for years. But once he was the President, he’s been “Mr. President” ever since. Nothing else. He’s did tell me that he’s no longer the President, and that I’ve known him as Poppy longer that Mr. President, that that didn’t mean anything to me. He’ll be Mr. President to me forever."
Not sure if that is universal or not.
No, we call him that “Whiny little bitch”.
Forgetting Trump, do we have any clear examples on who called Obama “Barack” or “Barry” or similar info on Bush, Clinton, or Bush Sr.?
Very curious about those recent Presidents.
I have to think Biden slipped in a “Barry” here or there. I mean, come on, bro! Especially after his second Icehouse Tallboy!
I wonder if you’re thinking of the episode in which Bartlet is staying up through the early hours waiting for news that might force him to make a decision that could cost many people their lives. He asks his longtime priest to stay up with him and offer counsel.
The priest, who’s called him “Jeb” for decades, asks him how he wants to be addressed. He says “Mr. President,” because it reminds him of the great responsibility his decision carries.