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liberalpragmatist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:52 PM
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What do you see Obama doing in his post-presidency?
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Edited on Sun May-10-09 07:52 PM by liberalpragmatist
I know this is *really* far off, but a friend of mine and I were talking about what ex-presidents have done with their lives, and we both wondered what Obama will do. If he's a one-termer, he'd leave office aged only 51. If he's a two-termer, he'd leave office aged 55.

Bill Clinton obviously got heavily involved in philanthropy and became a champion of his wife's career, in the hope of returning to the White House in a supporting role as First Gentleman.

What do you think Obama will do? Run for office again? (Senate? Congress? Governor of Illinois? Mayor of Chicago?) Do the whole philanthropy/public speaking-thing ala Bill Clinton or the public service/freelance diplomacy of Jimmy Carter? I could see him on the Supreme Court, but I think that's unlikely if only because the Chief Justiceship is probably not going to be open and I can't see him being a junior associate justice.

Honestly, I could see him becoming the president of a major university. Maybe UIC, Northwestern or U. Chicago.
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