Sense Sonnet - Steamer

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The U.S. Presidents of now
Are watched under a microscope.
Each slanted grin and furrowed brow
Are measured 'tween despair and hope.
The Presidents of long ago,
Seldom in public ear and eye,
Never were called upon to show
Reaction with a laugh or cry.
The oil spill makes us mad and sad,
And we want Obama to be
The good guy fixing all the bad
Like John Wayne did in the movie.

Actors like Reagan knew the way
To play the role called for that day.