Grover Cleveland makes things difficult

Hello everyone. It is Thursday evening, Jan. 22. It’s been about two days since Barack Obama took the oath of office to assume the role as the 43rd president of the United States of America. Wait, what? Did I say that right?

Yes; yes, I did. Mr. Obama is the FORTY-THIRD person to be president, yet he is entering the 44th presidency. How does this work?

Let me enlighten you. There’s a guy back in history named Grover Cleveland. He served as president, too…twice, and not consecutively either. This means that he served in the 22nd AND 24th presidencies, but is was only the 22nd American sworn in as president.

Mr. Obama, in his inauguration speech, said that “44 Americans” had taken that oath of office, but that is incorrect. If he had said there had been 44 presidents, one could debate all day whether it was right or wrong, but by saying “44 Americans” Mr. Obama was simply mistaken. Grover Cleveland is ONE American, served as president TWICE, and assumed the head role in TWO presidencies.

So, there’s your fun fact of the day folks: Mr. Obama could be called the 43rd or the 44th president, depending on how you look at it, but it IS certain that he is the 43rd American to take the oath, and is taking the helm of the 44th presidency.

Hooray for ignorance of our own nation’s history.