Defying comprehension, Going Home Aged

President Obama took a walk to a fast food Mexican restaurant and had lunch, much to the dismay of those assigned to protect him. Alas, it is difficult to protect an adult from his choice of menu. President Lincoln often took walks, accompanied by only a single uniform. President Grant was once ticketed for driving his horse and buggy a bit too rapidly around the capitol. President Truman once confided that he had discovered a secret passage through which he could briefly escape into a world without secret service. All modern presidents have complained that their freedom as a private citizen was replaced by imprisonment upon ascension to the presidency. And yet, those who seek the nation's highest office do so with a fervor and zeal which nearly defies comprehension. invariably, they are relieved to be relieved of the burden, and they go home, greatly aged.