Gotta love this! Third term for PBO!

[cilla4progress]

It’s surprisingly common to hear two-term U.S. presidents, mid-way through their seventh year, start to talk openly about their desire for a third term. Eisenhower did it, as did Reagan and Clinton.

So perhaps it shouldn’t have come as too big a surprise to see President Obama, speaking this morning to the African Union, reflect on his willingness to serve.

Obama: ‘I could win again'

“I am in my second term. It has been an extraordinary privilege for me to serves as the president of the United States. I cannot imagine a greater honor or a more interesting job. I love my work, but under our Constitution, I cannot run again. I can’t run again.

“I actually think I’m a pretty good president. I think if I ran, I could win. But I can’t. So there’s a lot that I’d like to do to keep America moving, but the law is the law, and no one person is above the law, not even the president.”






http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/obama-says-he-could-win-theoretical-third-term?cid=sm_fb_maddow

[liberal N proud]

1. You know what the knee-jerk reaction will be from the right.

[shenmue]

2. On his last day, he should just pull a gag on the Republicans

Tell everybody he's appointing himself President for All Time. Watch everyone fall off their chairs!

[ffr]

3. The GOP controlled congress could make the change

They love to hate this man. You'd think they'd be stumbling over themselves to make certain he's in office for another four years, just so they can spout rhetoric for that much longer.

[procon]

4. The Republican Conspiracy Generator is working overtime... without pay, of course. nt

[cilla4progress]

5. He's clearly baiting them.

Love it!