I don’t subscribe to the notion that I want the president to be someone I could see having a beer with; I think that is an all around poor reason to vote for a candidate. That said, I suddenly see the appeal of having such a person in office.
Seeing this picture and so many others in the last few months, and hearing his witty, easy style, I have come to realize that I WOULD like to have a beer with Obama.
Following on that is the epiphany that I didn’t really understand the notion some people had that they liked Bush because they thought he was an average Joe and could see having a beer with him, because I would never want to have a beer with a person like Bush, president or not.
In reality, even if I don’t always agree with everything Obama does and would never base my vote on this, it really is very nice to have a president that you like and can relate to. It’s my turn.