Obama wants the Presidential perks, but not the work. Remember Axelrod & Michelle specifically asked Obama why he wanted to be POTUS before he even declared his candidacy. Obama didn’t have an answer. So is this a surprise? “The world is aflame and our leader is on the 14th green. The arc of history may indeed bend toward justice, Mr. President. But, as you say, the arc is long. The job of a leader is to shorten it, to intervene on behalf of “the fierce urgency of now.” Otherwise, why do we need a president? And why did you seek to become ours?”