Post by roycastro on Oct 31, 2008 18:58:58 GMT -5
David Horsey, Washington, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/29/08
Caricatures of Barack Obama and John McCain are seen standing in front of the the entrance to the White House where they see ghastly "ghouls" of all sorts on the premises. Each of these "ghouls" are labeled "Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, U.S. Debt, and U.S. Economy." Obama, then says to McCain, "The scary part is this doesn't end after Halloween!" This cartoon is obviously aimed towards the problems, or "scary" things, that the elected president will have to face and overcome.
Although the elections and campaigning seemed fun at times, the truth is that all fun has to end at some point. In this case, the fun ends after being elected president. Having to face the obstacles in international relations is quite a scary thing; it can mean holding the fate of peoples' lives in your hands and it's quite reasonable that a potential president may think of these things as "scary." Even though people in general react with concurrence about the "scariness" of these obstacles, they still expect the president to be able to make careful decisions on what to do with those certain matters. Presidents are elected because of their aspirations, ability to lead and make decisions, and sometimes even bravery. As soon as a president is elected, it is only natural that people will automatically ascribe these qualities to the president and he will be expected to make certain decisions, so whoever has to deal with these "ghoulish obstacles" will just have to face it head on and hope that the decisions they make will be the right decisions.
