President Barack Obama vs. President Josiah Bartlet

My poverty of late has kept me in my apartment with my West Wing DVD set.  And with all this history spreading like a bad cold, I couldn’t help but think that there’s a distinct possibility that President Barack Obama is, in fact, the real life version of the fictional President on The West Wing, Jed Barlet.

Both are liberal Democrats.

Both are known to be dynamic public speakers.

Both were seen as underdogs at the beginning of their campaigns.

Neither served in the Armed Forces and they both have been criticized because of it.

Both have really cool wives.

Both are closet smokers.

Both have multiple daughters and no sons.

They are both uncompromisingly intelligent to the point that people call them elitist.

I’m sure there’s more, but I’m only half way thru the 3rd season so we’ll just have to see how this thing unfolds.