The West Sacramento office of Social Security has two photos on the wall, one on either side of the agency logo. The one to the left is of George W. Bush, the other is of Dick Cheney. Both of them look impossibly, improbably young, W. the more so, who looks like the frat boy he was (in some ways, still is; Cheney not so, but the trademark smirk is there, front and center.
I'd already noticed in recent days, seeing Bush on TV, how much he's aged in the past eight years; not just looking older but tireder, worn out. And seeing him and Barack standing next to one another in the Oval Office, along with the three ex-presidents, revealed again, in high relief, Obama's youthful vigor compared to the rest. But it makes me wonder . . . what will he look like when four years have gone by . . . or eight?
Regardless, it'll sure be nice to have some new photos up on the walls of federal offices. Ten more days . . .
Friday, January 9, 2009
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