What to do with Ex-Presidents
I have always felt it is a waste to not utilize ex-presidents more fully. What do they do when they leave office?
Many recent presidents have gotten very wealthy on speaking engagements. I don’t really begrudge them that.
It is nice that Jimmy Carter has raised awareness of Habitat for Humanity, and promoted democracy by monitoring elections in many countries.
George Bush (the elder) and Bill Clinton have raised a LOT of money for disaster victims of Hurricane Katrina and other causes around the world.
Jerry Ford skied and played a lot of golf.
Let’s hope ‘W’ can find something useful to do rather than just try to defend the abysmal record he accumulated while in office.
Ex-presidents carry a wealth of actual experience, and have dealt exhaustively with issues that really matter to U.S. citizens. On the national and international level they all tried things that worked, and tried things that failed miserably. Learning experiences all.
They no longer have to grovel for votes, or donor money (to get votes). This freedom should be liberating.
Lets put them to good use. Doing what? I don’t know.
- Make each one a congressperson? Nah. Being just one of 400+ votes is not influential enough, considering they used to have veto-power.
- Ambassador? Too limited, unless the ex-president no longer wants to be part of the rat-race. Then they can just select a choice country and hobnob with dignitaries while on permanent vacation.
- Supreme Court appointment? This is not unprecedented, but a current justice would have to die or resign for this to happen. We are NOT about to change the required total of nine.
- Lifetime member of the Senate? Well, this one could hold more appeal. I’ll bet we could persuade a few ‘ex’s’ to do this.
For ‘W’? How about Chair of the Rose Bowl Parade?
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