White House is a green light on the road to power

Like it or not, the power bestowed on the office-holder of President of the United States affects us all, says Bette Browne

AMERICA’S candidates for the White House are slugging it out, but why on earth would anyone want the daunting job of being president of the United States?

President Barack Obama gets racial abuse hurled at him, Bill Clinton’s sexual liaisons were investigated, John F Kennedy was assassinated, and President Richard Nixon had to resign in disgrace.