Respect for the Country, the office of President, and the anthem are three things I take seriously. If he does not have the respect for our time honored traditions our country has have for years that says something about his character.
Ronald Reagan would not sit behind the presidents desk without a suit coat on because he had that much respect for the office of the presidency. That is the type of leader I want, not someone who short cuts and anthem to save 5 minutes.
I am not bashing anyone's age, but what I notice is, the younger crowd has nowhere near the respect for our country that people my age or older have. Maybe that went down hill when we stop saying the pledge in school. Just food for thought.