The Presidents

Okay, I think I finally conjured something cool for journalism. Will it save journalism? Maybe not. It's definitely in line with my first idea, which was to hyper focus on a topic, get really good at talking about it, and then present it clearly to those who do not understand.

So my idea NOW...

Is a rip-off of Homicide Watch! I know, I'm terrible, but hear me out.

I read about Obama's decisions on Syria today. It's all over the media, how could I not? So then I was thinking, what would it be like to ask retired Presidents what they would do in those situations?

Well, at least this guy agrees. 

So you down with an old President, and you ask, so what do you think about Obama's decision? What would you have done in your presidential term if this mess came on your time? And then, as INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, we would compare any similar decisions the President made during his term to the statements he made about the current situation and see if it could actually be plausible that he would make different decisions if he were in Obama's shoes. 

I know, you're a little blown away by my genius right now. 

It's okay. 

Ahem. Back to business.

Haven't you ever wondered how the other presidents did it? I can't tell you how many times I've wondered about how this economy could be fixed, and I think back to Clinton's presidency. As a democrat, he fixed parts of our economy that haven't been right since he left office. And George W. Bush, a supposed republican, spent more than any democratic president in history! (At least this is what I remember from my history class. Please don't quote me on this.)

I'm sure journalists have covered stuff like this before, so maybe this is not as earth-shattering as I wish it would be. But imagine if this was an entire beat.

I'm terrible with history, but even I would love to sit down with men who make it and ask them about what they wish they did or what they'd do now.