A little old, but here is a link to an article on how the candidates would have looked in 4 years

[MiniMe]

had they won. It shows Obama, McCain, and Clinton. The only one that is not a disturbing pic is Obama's imho. It is not flattering to Hillary or McCain. The whole premise is that while President, people age twice as fast as normal due to the stress. http://www.popphoto.com/popularphotographyfeatures/5253/the-candidates-how-will-they-look-in-four-years.html/

[Captain Hilts]

1. And this is important why?

[MiniMe]

2. Never said it was, just thought it was interesting

The article that prompted this is a current article on CNN's main site about how Obama will look in 4 years.

[tblue]

4. I think it's very interesting. I used to think W would not age in office because

he's so 'care-less.' But he has aged. And Bill Clinton looked like a boy when he first got in. I knew he took his job and all the garbage they threw at him really seriously. Looking at pictures of him in '92 and 2000, he became much more the elder statesman.

[uppityperson]

7. Just interesting rather than important.

[tblue]

3. I hate to think what a toll his time in office will take on beautiful Barack.

But it happens to all of them. Even the happy-go-lucky W looks 20 years older, though I do believe he's back on the sauce is why.

[Warpy]

5. Obama only looks like that because he got the job

and has the brains to know what a heavy responsibility it is. That's about a 10 year age progression for him, at least.

Clinton will look like that if she spends a lot of time in the sun, otherwise it's a longer age progression for her, too.

McCain is just about right, even losing the job.

Father Time is one mean son of a bitch.

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Obama's got that Morgan Freeman thing going on there.

I hope that doesn't mean we're going to get hit by a meteor in 2012.

[madokie]

8. To me its more of an Ed Bradley look

[annabanana]

13. (keyboard alert)

:spank:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

9. They didn't grey Obama's hair

and it is already turning grey. My guess is that it will be mostly grey when he retires in 2016.

[MiniMe]

12. You have to mouse over the pic at the link to see the aged pics.

:hi:

[monmouth]

10. Metabolism slows, gravity pulls and hair grays, whether one is in

the WH or not. We're talking eight years now for people 45 on up. I should think this is the normal course of aging. I'm sure the Presidency takes a certain toll, the job is only part of it.

[MiniMe]

11. Agreed, the article is the one that claims that the President ages twice as

fast due to all the stess.