Just saw POTUS on the DS, wow he has aged.

[Historic NY]

[TheDebbieDee]

1. And he still looks GOOD!

[elleng]

3. And sounds great.

[elleng]

2. No surprise; happens to all of them.

[Thrill]

4. Well you don't get younger

It's a stressful position

[Pirate Smile]

5. Well, what exactly is a year in "Presidenting" - like a dog year = 7.

Presidential year = 4 years? I don't know. It's a lot of stress but he still looks good. Lots of gray. It shows up more the longer it has been since he got a haircut. He could pull a Reagan but clearly has chosen not to do so. ;)

[NYC Liberal]

6. Fortunately not as bad as...

And hopefully never! LOL

[Imajika]

7. I thought he was great...

Yeah, he has aged some in that office. Literally, the weight of the world is on him. He has handled it damn well though.

[impik]

8. He looks great, and was sharp as a razor

Which is actually a compliment to JS.

[HipChick]

9. I thought the lighting/makeup was bad

He's said he hates that stuff anyway, maybe he went without..

[struggle4progress]

10. It's a very stressful job

[bigwillq]

11. I thought Obama looked fine.

I only saw a bit of the DS but, from what I saw, Obama looked pretty good.

[treestar]

12. He's 49

Grey hair comes with that.

[bigdarryl]

13. OH PLEASE he's just grayer I'm almost 51(Nov.3rd) and I am getting gray just like him

but as long as there is JUST FOR MEN color gel my mustache will be black and my head will remain bald

[Fire1]

14. You think that's bad. Look at the before and afters of Clinton!! n/t

[denimgirly]

15. When you hit 45 then each year after you'll keep aging Faster than the Last

It's not so much stress as it is due to nature. It's exponential, and more and more wrinkles and gray will keep showing up at a faster rate the following year when one hits 45.

Granted, if you are of darker complexion then you wont appear to age as fast (e.g., not as many wrinkles) due to the sun having more of a nasty effect on lighter-skinned individuals.

So my prediction is Obama will never age as badly as Bush or Clinton have.

[tammywammy]

16. Presidents age quickly after getting into office