What a rush it must be the be “The Big Guy”! What the Secret Service refers to as POTUS (President Of The United States), the Commander-In-Chief, the Prez, the Big Cheese!
Watching the historic speech of Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention last night made me realize what a LEAP he has taken in just a few short years. Eight years ago, he tried to get into the convention, but was denied a ticket! Last night, he stood in front of 80,000 people in Denver and millions nationally and accepted his party’s nomination, becoming the first African-American to do so.
Pretty heady stuff. Made me think about all the trapping of the office—and going for it on the campaign trail. 24/7 protection. People all around you taking care of your every physical need (no John Edwards jokes here please!) I mean, here is a guy who will NEVER take out the trash again! Doing the dishes? I don’t think so!
Of course if we could take away all those pesky speeches, diplomacy and life-or-death decisions, it would be the perfect gig! Without all that work, I might make a run in 2012! I’ll see if we can get someone to rewrite the job description…..
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