Friday, August 19, 2011

Presidential Reality Show

I was reading this post by John Hinderaker, one of the guys at Power Line, when I got a crazy notion. What if Barack Obama decided, when elected president, to have the best time he could for four years at the taxpayers' expense?

He would take great vacations, play lots of golf, live in a mansion with a staff, say whatever he chooses on national TV anytime he wants, shoot a few hoops with NBA stars, wear great threads, invite show biz stars over for dinner anytime it strikes him, push through whatever legislation he wants regardless of its popularity, etc.

Then, to top it all off, run for reelection and see if the American people are dumb enough to elect him again in spite of the four-year party. What a hoot.

If my crazy notion were true would his behavior have been much different than what we've seen? It feels like we are experiencing the presidency as a reality TV show.