Based on an interview with Hearst Magazines, Barack Obama mistakenly thought he was running for President of his neighborhood Rotary Club instead of President of the United States.
It was, apparently, a huge surprise when he woke up one day in the White House and discovered that he was the most powerful man in the world and bore the burdens that come with that job.
The Columbus Dispatch has the tear-jerking story (more jerk, assuredly, than tears):
“I just miss — I miss being anonymous,” he said at the meeting in the White House. “I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks. I can’t take a walk.”
He says he enjoys golf but is not the fanatic that some have portrayed.
“It’s the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours at a stretch,” he said.
His impossible dream: “I just want to go through Central Park (in New York) and watch folks passing by . . . spend the day watching people. I miss that.”
According to the latest polls, there are huge numbers of Americans who can’t wait until his dream comes true.
Source: Columbus Dispatch
