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In fact, some have said that time in office should be based on a sort of Presidential-year formula, much like the one that relates dog years to human years. Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic says that the formula should be 2-to-1:
"It doesn't matter if they're Democrats or Republicans, it doesn't matter if they've been athletes or not beforehand, it doesn't matter if they were smokers or not. For eight years in office, they age 16 years."
Roizen didn't just pull this number out of a hat, by the way. He used his RealAge formula which adds in tons of factors.
OK, let's see: 45 days in office, he's aged 90 days. Why all the gray?
Well, according to his barber, and Obama as well, he's 47. Get used to it. Zariff, the president's Chicago barber for 17 years (who goes by a single name) says:
"The gray, it's not a whole lot, but he has a few strands. It's quite normal for his age group."
There's no doubt though, the pressure of the job, and the strain of the recession will wear on him, as will those "hoping he fails."
I have a question for those people, by the way: if Obama fails, millions of Americans will be hurt. So are you basically saying you hope that happens, as well?