Frankly, I'm convinced that Obama will be the next Chester Arthur.

[cali]

Look at the similarities: Like Arthur there are questions about where he was born. Like Arthur, he's a fashion plate. Like Arthur he believes that distancing himself from partisanship, is the way to get the support of the country.

Yep, I'm convinced. Barack Obama will be just like Chester Arthur.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur

[Cirque du So-What]

1. From the Wiki article:

Publisher Alexander K. McClure wrote, "No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and widely distrusted, and no one ever retired… more generally respected." Author Mark Twain, deeply cynical about politicians, conceded, "It would be hard indeed to better President Arthur's administration."

At the end of the Obama Era, it'd be great to hear the cynics acknowledge that their expectations were wrong.

[Enrique]

2. Obama needs to grow facial hair like Arthur

i've always wanted this look to come back, Obama's leadership could make it happen!

[Renew Deal]

3. I don't think you could get elected with that kind of beard today.

[Enrique]

4. yes we can!

and i'm not sure "beard" is really the right word for it.

[trof]

5. Muttonchops?

General Ambrose E. Burnside

Sideburns are hardly restricted to any particular length or shape, and a number of variations can be found throughout history — they can be thin or wide, voluptuous or neatly-trimmed; be cropped flat, flare out, or end in a point; end at mid-ear or further down the jawline. The word "Sideburns" is also a broad term that encompasses several other distinct types of facial hair, such as Mutton Chops and Friendly Mutton Chops. Mutton Chops are sideburns named for their mutton-like shape as they extend down to the corner of the mouth, while Friendly Mutton Chops connect both sideburns with a "friendly" moustache — a style of facial hair not unlike the one worn by Burnside.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns

[rug]

6. He looks like a Hell's Angel on trial.