US News has a mega-post of 167 candid photos of President Obama, most, if not all, by Pete Souza. I thought that I’d casually browse a few of them but went the distance. There were just a handful that I hadn’t seen.
In the wake of Robert Mueller’s report, which chronicles in great detail what a shitstain is currently occupying the White House, it’s nice to sit back and ponder for a bit the gigantic gulf that separates these two Presidents. Note, for instance, the number of times that Obama is caught laughing, jamming it up with his closest colleagues and strangers, alike. Whether seen in quiet contemplation, or in among a crowd, he shows a classiness that Individual-1 can only dream of. In meetings in the Situation Room, he commands the gathering, not with haughtiness and defensive posturing, but with a quiet respect for those he chose to work with him.
Perhaps some may think that clicking through this nostalgia is a form of masochism, but I think that we need to look back, from time to time. If only to find the strength to work harder to beat this cancer that has been visited upon the nation.
* Get out your handkerchiefs!