Day 1,651: tainted, vanity, Resolute desk, presidential library

His sense of duty was tainted by vanity. Having first stood for president in 1987 and laboured for so long to sit behind the Resolute desk, he has been seduced into believing that his country needs him because he is a proven Trump-beater.

Of course they do not want to see their man surrender the White House in order to focus on his presidential library.

The man supposed to stop Donald Trump is an unpopular 81-year-old

Artwork of the day 
Vanity
Sergey Solomko
Style: Art Nouveau (Modern)
Genre: allegorical painting

Word of the day 
tainted: spoiled; damaged in quality, taste, or value:
vanity: the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements:
Resolute desk: also known as the Hayes desk, is a nineteenth-century partners deskused by several presidents of the United States in the White House as the Oval Office desk, including the five most recent presidents.
presidential library: a nationwide network of 15 libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Quote of the day
“It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.”

― Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband