On Sun, 08 Dec 2019 13:45:05 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> He's 50/50. You can just as well round that off to white as to black.
>
>Close enough. He was a black president. Martin L. King would
>have been surprised and proud of that.

He was just as white as black. Look at his parents.

>> If I were rich, the last thing I'd want is to be the president of
>> something, let alone of a country. I'd want to be living it up in the
>> Bahamas.
>
>No kidding. I don't know why any of these older than old people
>want those jobs. Time to retire and enjoy what's left of your
>life. I suspect it's just a power and fame issue with them.
>Known as an "A" personality.

To each their own, as the philosopher said.