If Obama Doesn't Win: Possible Career Moves of a Former President

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President and First Lady Obama just finished hosting a lavish state dinner for the president of China, Hu Jintao. In attendance were luminaries ranging from music sensation Herbie Hancock, to the CEO of Coca-Cola. Also hovering in the background of this star-studded fête was... former president Bill Clinton. While he was probably glad to be there as the companion of his Secretary of State wife, Hillary -- in a delicious reversal of traditional political spouse roles -- you have to wonder if Bill did not feel a little jealous and out of sorts.

After all, Bill used to be the big shot, running the free world, saving the economy from a meltdown, and all that. Clinton has had his two terms. Now it's Obama's turn. He surely is aware of that. But seeing Clinton in his old haunt of power, cheesing at the current president while biting his lower lip makes you feel a bit sorry for him. It can't be easy giving up that kind of prestige.

And let's face it. Unless our president can create an economic miracle and generate millions of jobs in less than two years, Obama might face the same plight in 2012.

It's clear that the top priorities for most Americans are jobs and the economy. As the GOP fights to repeal health care reform, one of Obama's most sweeping accomplishments, the president might have even less to show for himself if the Republicans suceed. The president has done a lot to help Americans in other areas -- but his many great social improvements are not related to jobs and jobs alone, so most people just don't care. Unless he can convince the public to let him keep trying on jobs for four more years, there is a serious chance President Obama will not win.


And if he does not, is it hanging around cocktail parties of the super-powerful for him, the poor fate of former president Bill Clinton? No. We know Barack Obama better than that by now. According to The Atlanta Post, President Obama already has a book deal in the can, and is poised to rake in millions from it should he lose the election in 2012. Plus, Obama has perfectly positioned himself for a post-presidency career that will be lucrative and long. Here's more:

Though several years off, President Obama's next gig is already shaping up to be a sweet deal.

He may be deep in the groove of his Presidency. But we do know he has given thought to what happens next. Before he even sat at the Resolute Desk, he inked a deal to deliver a post-presidency book, raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Millions will follow, no doubt, because after you've pulled the nation back from the brink of economic disaster, and perhaps even a second Great Depression, what you do for an encore will be worth paying for.

He'll rack up on the speakers' circuit. He's one of the world's most gift orators. So, money won't be an issue.

Neither will his age. When he leaves the White House - in either 2013, or 2017, at the age of 52 or 56, depending on the outcome of the next election - he will still have a dangerous jump-shot and a bop in his walk, and his children will still be youngsters. (The Atlanta Post)

So even if Obama doesn't win in 2012, he will remain an important and influential leader for years to come as a speaker, writer and most likely a private influencer behind the scenes. The American people might give him the pink slip, but the president still has many skills that he can parlay into multiple income streams making him financially indepedent of his employer -- us. That is a career lesson many Americans still need to learn.

 

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