The minute you take your hand off that bible at noon on Jan. 20, the weight of the world falls on your shoulders. And it stays there until another guy takes that same 35-word oath four or eight years later — the oath of the presidency.
Here’s something that won’t shock our readers but seems to have the mainstream media befuddled: Presidents are never “off.” They can never call in “sick.” They are president for every minute of every day until they’re not. It really is a 24/7/365 job, unlike any other.
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