Today I stumbled on this article about President Barack Obama and JP Morgan Chase. According to this article, Obama has beween $500,000 and $1 million in a JP Morgan Chase investment account, as well as up to $6 million more in treasury bills and notes. Tonight, I watched an episode of the American Experience on PBS about President Bill Clinton.
I find these men both so odd. Look at Obama. He’s got a few million dollars tucked away in his coffers. If I had a few million, I just might quit my job and live off the interest. I would travel the world. I would certainly give a percentage of my income to the church and to other nonprofit organizations, and I’d probably also volunteer. That would be a good life. Yet Obama, with his millions, is most concerned right now with getting re-elected to the Presidency. For him, being the president would actually pay LESS than what he could earn by publishing his books or being a public speaker- but that’s what he wants.
For better or worse, Bill Clinton’s presidency will be most remembered for his affair with Monica Lewinsky. When his marriage appeared to be crumbling and he was facing impeachment, many of his advisers recommended that he resign the presidency- but he refused. He absolutely refused to leave the office of the President. In fact, right up until the end, when George W. Bush was moving into the White House, the movers were still packing up Clinton’s belongings, because he clung to the presidency right up to the last minute.
What’s the thread running through both of these men? Power. They are both appear to be most interested in the power associated with being President. It’s clearly not about the money. It’s not about supporting their marriages or families. I wonder if it’s even about what’s best for the country- because for them, all that seems to matter is power.
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