What do you think Barack Obama will be doing 5 years from now

[Algernon Moncrieff]

13 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Teaching
	2 (15%)
	Holding some other elected office
	0 (0%)
	Practicing law
	0 (0%)
	SCOTUS
	4 (31%)
	Golfing
	2 (15%)
	Running a foundation
	1 (8%)
	Commissioner of the NCAA
	1 (8%)
	Sleeping
	0 (0%)
	Wall Street
	0 (0%)
	Something else....
	3 (23%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[polichick]

1. Earning a shitload from people he's networked with - like Clinton.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

4. That's kinda where I was going with the Wall Street answer

Although I could see him being like Ford -- combining policy work (like Ford did with Carter) with sitting on a lot of Boards of Directors and public speaking.

[restorefreedom]

17. ayup. nt

[annabanana]

2. organizing some community or another I'm sure . . .n/t

[Algernon Moncrieff]

7. I've thought about that

Maybe organizing against urban violence. Organizing for gun control.

[Lochloosa]

3. Trying to break into the DNC database

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. I think he's going to forget what the DNC is about 5 minutes after he and Michelle leave town

[bigwillq]

6. Counting his millions

Oh, and probably playing basketball.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

8. If he still has his knees, he should play

I also expect him to be a fixture at NBA and college basketball games.

...as for the millions, he's earned them.

[NightWatcher]

9. Renting Jetskis to tourists in Hawaii

[Algernon Moncrieff]

10. I was a little surprised that he didn't put the Obama library there

He could have had his offices there; then left them to wander off to golf; then go check on the jet-ski stand; and then go back home around 2:30 in the afternoon for cocktails with Michelle.

[bigwillq]

11. Most folks can barely afford to go to Chicago

Only the elite and privileged would be able to go to Hawaii to see the library.

I'd rather it be in Chicago.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

12. Oh no doubt it will get more visits in Chicago

Hawaii would have simply been more fun. Honestly, I don't know if his library will simply be a museum (like Clinton) or if he'll maintain an office and occasionally hold court there (like Truman).

[lovemydog]

13. Relaxing, writing, attending sports games,

reading, sleeping, working out, running a foundation that will make a difference in the lives of many people, golfing and overall being one of the best ex-Presidents ever.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

14. He'll be a younger ex-President like Clinton and Carter

He'll likely have less financial stress than those two.

I suspect a foundation is in the works.

I've heard that he's supposed to be doing some lecturing in 2017. I wonder if being a university President might be in his future.

[JoePhilly]

16. Foundation ... then SCOTUS. :-)

[Hortensis]

35. He'll be a liberal activist ex-president, like Carter and Clinton.

He's way too young to stop trying to make the world better. And he's not a conservative, so that doesn't mean only his little "my people" world.

[JoePhilly]

15. SCOTUS would be awesome.

And I voted for that ... but its possible he'll focus on inner city problems. As President, he really could not touch problems that proportionally impact African Americans harder than other groups.

But when he's out of office, he'd be able to do so, and do so with great effect.

He'll be remembered as having been an outstanding President, for all the whining from parts of the left, and the racist BS from the right. The reality is, he stopped the economic crash that was going to match the Great Depression.

He's also rather young. So I suspect he'll stay very active. Michelle too. And hey, perhaps he'll start with some foundation work to improve the lives of struggling Americans, and THEN head off to the SCOTUS.

He's a multi-tasker ... he could do multiple things on this list, easily!!!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

18. Let's say a Democrat is elected and Obama is agreeable - he could be on the bench for 30 years

SCOTUS would be awesome.

The reality is, he stopped the economic crash that was going to match the Great Depression.

You said it. I didn't necessarily agree with the way the stimulus money was spent, but he did pretty well with the flaming wreckage he inherited, and it bothers me a lot that people seem to be forgetting what f***ed up conditions Barack Obama inherited from Junior Bush.

[MerryBlooms]

19. I think he'll concentrate on family for the first year out of office.

His daughters are young and I bet he'll want to try to make up time he's missed while being President.
Write a book.
Then, I think maybe he'll step back into politics... guest speaking, endorsing candidates, etc...

[Algernon Moncrieff]

20. I believe Malia starts college this fall

So Sasha's college search will begin fairly soon. So I can see where he'd want to hang around with the family. Also, I suspect Michelle has a post-WH to-do list.

[MerryBlooms]

21. You know, I bet all four are just wanting to be done.

I bet the First Lady has a long, 'honey-do', list.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

22. Jokingly voted Commissioner of the NCAA

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I think he'd love to do that, but he would also do something more worthwhile, as well.

Nine + years of campaigning and being the president of the U.S. has been extremely difficult on his family. I hope he gets to do what he truly loves, since he deserves it so much. I might not always agree with everything he's done, but he's been a good president and he is a good man.

[Gormy Cuss]

23. Commentator on FOX

[Snobblevitch]

24. He'll write more books,

he'll travel and make speeches, he'll go golfing. He'll do what most modern day U.S. presidents do. He won't be appointed to the USSC.

[Blue_In_AK]

25. Vacationing in Alaska, of course.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

27. Beer, salmon

...I don't think he has a problem with that.

[frizzled]

26. Why can't he have a successful domestic political career afterward?

Seems a waste of a very talented man.

Probably something related to Middle East peace if it isn't US domestic politics. I'm sure Barack will have a lot to say on the topic once he's away from the power of certain lobby groups.

[cherokeeprogressive]

28. Where's the "Who Cares?" option?

[bigwillq]

34. Bwah

[Chitown Kev]

29. I'd love to see him teach again

Maybe at U of C...maybe at the University of Hawaii, even...as he writes his memoirs, so the pay even at Hawaii wouldn't be that important.

[YvonneCa]

31. He's teaching now...

...

[briv1016]

30. As long as it's not painting, we're good.

But seriously, probably speaking engagements and writing books. Also spending more time with family.

[Chan790]

32. Working to help Democrats retake the White House...

after we blow up the most-winnable Presidential election in my lifetime by nominating a former First Lady most Americans detest.

I wish it wasn't so but there's enough personality-cultists of the Cult of Hillary to make her nomination seem likely, if unfortuitous, for those of us who don't want a Republican President.

[bigwillq]

33. ......

[madokie]

36. Fixing to start

his 4th or 5th, whichever it might be, term. Its too fucking early to figure out the correct number yet so I go with one or the other

[Vinca]

37. I don't know, but I'm sure it will involve sighs of relief.

I'd think he'd be so sick of trying to deal with the GOP obstruction he'd be counting the days to get the heck out of Washington.

[kentuck]

38. UN or World Bank

Something international.

[B Calm]

39. Smoking pot on a Hawaiian beach. .