to wonder why Obama isn't running for president

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just that really.

he seems like the best man for the job

There's a few family ones in the UK John and Ben Gummer, the Churchill crowd winston his son Randolph then Nicholas Soames, Tony and Hillary Benn, there's more but I can't remember them and a few married couples.

When addressing one, though, you would say President Carter, not Mr. President.

Many certainly would say that, but they're wrong. The former Presidents all know it's incorrect but, strangely, rarely correct the mistake.

Eisenhower asked for General to be used instead of President.

Do you think Bill will wear the infamous blue dress if he becomes First Lady

I really hope so. Obama would.

Yes, and there is a third bush, jet bush

Oh that blue dress! Sorry, I don't much care for those stories...I enjoyed "it depends what your definition of "is" is" though.

Lore lei the blue dress was the one with Bills 'deposit' on it from his 'meeting' with Ms Lewinsky that almost saw him impeached. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, lol.

We cross posted , yes ,I remembered.

Poor Garfield, took him ages to die :(

Sorry lorelei9 my auto correct doesn't like your name it keeps changing it.

In the US, the Bushes are usually referred to as Bush 41 and Bush 43 (41st and 43rd president).

American children living on the east coast do have to learn at least some British monarchs, in the several states named for them. I'm from the one named for George II.

Here's a better way of telling the Bush boys apart. This one was sick all over a Japanese banquet....

... and this one knocked himself out choking on a pretzel....

Didn't George Bush senior famously not like broccoli and as POTUS refused to eat it and then broccoli growers sent him shed loads of it.

Many certainly would say that, but they're wrong. The former Presidents all know it's incorrect but, strangely, rarely correct the mistake

Well, there is no law stating what they have to be called, only protocol. Which changes over time. For many years now ex presidents have been called President after they leave office. You could easily argue that the protocol has changed by common usage. All the living ex-presidents refer to each other as such.

Blue dress? I thought it was white and gold

What? He didn't like Broccoli? What did he have against the James Bond films? trying to emulate lostinCumbria and clearly failing

Lynnm63 That's true. And a lot of kids refused to eat it, too, following his example.

Similarly FLOTUS is a courtesy title that evolved, and has no legal definition or meaning. FLOTUS is a private citizen and has no official role, technically.

Thisisbonkers

Lions You never saw this?

Well, there is no law stating what they have to be called

This is true. I'm writing about the protocol. No one would send an invitation to "President Clinton".

As for people calling him President Clinton, well...that's just flattery or ignorance. They might as well call me President Sprink for all the accuracy in it.

FLOTUS is a private citizen and has no official role, technically.

I've often wondered what effect it would have on how the President is perceived if there a First Lady who did absolutely nothing on her own, just showed up as a Plus One at dinners and balls.

It could be a mildly interesting premise for a comedy: The Reluctant FLOTUS.