As proponents of many of the concepts President Donald Trump says he supports, such as a leaner government, less regulation and an improved health care system, we want to see him succeed.
But we believe he is shooting himself in the foot practically daily with his Twitter rants, his unnecessary personal comments about people and his inability to let the criticism all presidents receive roll off his back.
Yes, Trump has had far more invective hurled at him than the average president in his short time in office, much of it bitter, rooted in his unexpected win, and most of it unfair.
Yes, he has fought back at some of the hate, unlike many of his Republican predecessors, and we have supported him in defending himself - to a point. We believe if previous GOP presidents occasionally had given as good as they got, the national media might not be so quick to treat them unfairly.
And, yes, despite the many ill-considered things Trump has said, many millions of those who voted for him are behind him, not unaware of what he says but willing to overlook them if he gives them the likes of what he promised - a repeal and replacement of Obamacare, a sealed off Southern border, tax reform, fewer regulations.
It is a presidency, as we have remarked before, unlike any other.
But we feel Trump's social media bursts are damaging his agenda and his ability to work even with the Republican Congress he so fortunately has. Before this year, in the last 86 years, a Republican president has had a Republican Congress for only six total years, 1953-1955 and 2002-2006. It is critical that the two work together to accomplish what voters have sent them there to do.
The president's most recent tweetstorm involved his rants against the hosts of a morning news show on MSNBC, a low-rated, far left-leaning network that has seen a bit of a resurrection only because of the president. Had he ignored it, as it has been ignored in the past, nobody would be paying attention.
Instead, Trump went so far as to mention that co-host Mika Brzezinski at some point last December had been "bleeding badly" from a recent facial procedure.
Really?
Such an outburst shows a lack of decorum and is beneath the dignity of a president. We're not like many who believe he should shut down his Twitter feed permanently. Indeed, we feel it can be a good vehicle to go over the heads of his detractors and straight to the people (of which he has at least 15 million actual followers). But we feel this incessant need to caustically comment and snipe and dish should stop.
If we could tell him one thing, it would be to make sure all of his tweets are helping make American great again.