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6 pages in
length. This romantic comedy and charming movie about the
widowed president dating a lobbyist is fun fare; however, if this
were real life, would the American public take the situation so
graciously? This question and more are contemplated within this
paper. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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by Rob Reiner in 1995 and starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening is a charming romantic comedy with a storyline that would be any presidents nightmare: the widower president falls
in love with an intelligent, witty lobbyist with the entire world looking on. This is an enjoyable film with a good twist on the ideas of both romance and the
government. Michael Douglas is in the starring role as the President of the United States, and after being in office for three years he begins to consider dating
someone. But who should he fall for but a sharp environmental lobbyist named Sydeney Ellen Wade, played admirably by Annette Bening. The two begin a romance but of
course his being the President causes some rather unique problems for the unlikely romance. A Libyan bombing interrupts their first kiss, but that is only the beginning as they continue
trying to make their romance work. Of course there is the antagonist, a Republican Senator ably played by Richard Dreyfuss, who is continually lecturing about family values and morals.
There is the predictable turn of events in which the President winds up defending his country and his lady, but all in all the movie is an entirely enjoyable
and well-thought out film. This film makes us ask the question, however, about whether our United States Presidents truly have personal lives? Should they have lives apart from the
American public, even though they are the first and foremost protector of our nation? Determining whether or not private morality should be a component of political leadership is not
the same as deciding if the person in question is capable of handling the demands of such an office. Indeed, while some believe there exists a distinct connection between
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