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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy wish: Obama for future Mayor of Chicago.
Being a president should not have to be the end of time in elected office. He's will still be relatively young, in good shape and mentally keen as ever when he leaves the White House in 2017. And it should never be considered a "step down".
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My wish: Obama for future Mayor of Chicago. (Original Post)
RandySF
Nov 2014
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Kath1
(4,309 posts)1. That would be very cool.
I'd rather see him on the Supreme Court!
Reformed Bully
(43 posts)2. Or as Secretary General of the United Nations
2016 Obama - Biden (Michelle & Jill)
Kath1
(4,309 posts)3. That works, too!
I hope he stays on the scene for a long time.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)4. I thought Obama was tagged for a cushy job at Goldman Sachs.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)5. He'll have one of the longest
post-Presidencies in history, but I can't see him doing the mayor thing. I envision a much larger role for him, and we're not talking about getting on a roof and pounding nails.