But it makes people feel better to live in fantasy land
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You're old enough to remember when they would ask a little boy what he wanted to be when he grew up, and the boy would answer "President." At the time it was more of a role model but obviously a utopian view of the office.
Times change. People today don't care. You get what you vote for.
I guess the other Presidents that I can remember in my life were, perhaps other then Clinton, at least "Presidential." I can't imagine Bush the Elder, Bush the Younger, Obama or even Reagan acting like that in public.
As the expression goes, be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.