Dear Mr. President,

Both former President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush have spoken out about politics in today's society. Both of these men are from different political parties, yet they both have issues with the current state of politics, and you know what?

So should you.

During his speech, Bush said the following, "Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs. The American dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy. Discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts. Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication."

America is supposed to be a place where people can come to earn freedom, but how can anyone gain freedom when we are quicker than ever to attack people for who they are?

Students are being punished for using anti-LGBTQ language, as they should be, but what good does that do when the president is speaking at anti-LGBTQ events?

This has nothing to do with whether you support LGBTQ rights or not. It does, however, serve as one example of many where our President is not leading by example.

He is not showing the country what it means to be a good leader.

Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or someone's position — you're not a leader automatically just because of your title. You're a leader because you take the role you have and use it as a pathway to serving as an example for others.

The president has the power to show the public what it looks like to be humble, to make inclusive decisions utilizing those who advise you, showing strength in times of hardship among other various qualities.

Leaders don't put those around them down or make them feel poorly. If something needs to change, they make that change but in a constructive not destructive way.

Leaders don't act as though everything is perfect 24/7 nor do they let something go on that is harmful to the area they are leading.

However, right now we are in a situation where a leader leads by tearing others down and focusing on people's looks instead of their talents and abilities.

This political culture needs to end or it's going to continually tear us apart--perhaps so far apart that we won't be able to pull ourselves back to the place we used to be.

As former Presidents Bush and Obama show--this has nothing to do with party lines anymore. It has everything to do with the way our leader is influencing others to act and behave and treat others in this country.

Enough is enough, America. We know the difference between a bad leader and a good one, so let's start acting like it.