What you wish for and what is possible are not necessarily one in the same.
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Youâre not thinking of the Senate or the House are you because theyâre too dysfunctional for a guy who wants to get things done. Down the road I can see HRC nominating him for SCOTUS after Michelle has had her life back long enough.
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I love my President
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In the meantime Bernie Sanders is acting like a total asshole And Chris Matthews is the bigger asshole
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Our President, you donât get to hog him!
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I know.
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I rarely say this about another man, butâŚ
I really, really love this guy.
Heâs really set the standard for how a President of the United States of America should conduct himself (or herself!).
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Even if allowed, I doubt that Michelle and the girls, much less PBO, would want to sign up for that. I imagine theyâre all looking forward to some down time - well deserved at that.
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heâs 54 ⌠never say never ⌠maybe life will be better there in 10 years
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You could always write him in, but I would only do that if you live in a non-competitive state
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Irasdad, normally you are not just witty but profound, a rare combination Iâve complimented you on before. But here you miss the mark.
Yes, âChief Justice Obamaâ does have a nice ring to it but it would be a horrible precedent to set for former presidents to gravitate to SCOTUS. Itâs never happened, nor should it. Yes, Obama is a gifted constitutional scholar, but presidents are politicians, and justices should never be, ever. Can you imagine a Dubya on the Supreme Court? A Trump or a Cruz? Heaven help us. Remember the old saw, what goes around comes around. No, no and no.
Iâm confident Obama will do many good things in his later years but not on SCOTUS. He is a wise, judicious man whose heart is in the right place and whose character is the very embodiment of Hemingwayâs famous definition of courage: âgrace under pressure.â
He will continue to bind up the nationâs wounds, of that I have no doubt. How, I donât know. What I am sure of is that he will find a way. And I think that after all heâs been through for us, for all Americans, not just Democrats, we owe him the freedom to choose. Let him find his way. He has until now, he will in the future.
But like you, damn, how Iâm going to miss him. As will his clueless detractors. We wonât see his likes again in my lifetime, thatâs for sure.
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Out of the thought of such a good man sitting on the SCOTUS, I happily clicked âYay!â to irasdadâs suggestionâbecause it really would be awesomeâbut youâre right: It would an awful precedent to set. (((Shivers))) â Just the thought of a Justice âDubya.â Ugh!!
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heâs a white guy, but
A Green Grape in the SunâŚ
In a round about way yes, by getting people of similar temperment, intelligence and open mindedness elected to your local government so our national govât is filled with people like him a generation from now.
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Itâs not unprecedented, but has only happened once. Harding appointed former President Taft Chief Justice in 1921. He served 9 years until his death in 1930.
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And fortunately for this country, Obama is preparing and inspiring a new generation of leadership.
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Not âflack,â Sara. The word you want is âflak.â
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Matthews is not going to surrender that title without a fight!
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Technically, the 22nd amendment says, âNo person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twiceâ, so he could run as VP and then the elected President could resign. Just to be clear, Iâm not proposing that as a reasonable scenario, but the law wouldnât forbid it,.
Absolutely correct Randy, as usual. I LOVE MY PRESIDENT NOW AND FOREVER
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