Apathy Sketchpad

I just read that Barack Obama, while in the Senate, used Robert Kennedy’s old desk. Then he went on to be President. This is, of course, eerily similar to that character from that US serial drama about a junior politician who goes on to be President despite a relative lack of experience and a question about an illegitimate child.

What was his name?

Thing.

Oh yes, that was it. Nathan Petrelli, who also picked out Kennedy’s desk (mostly to annoy Linderman). He repeatedly becomes President in eerie alternate futures.

I’d say it was a magic desk, but it didn’t work out so well for Robert Kennedy.

(Oh, and the poll on the second link is great: “Who Can Stop Arthur?” So far, “nobody” is losing with no votes, Claire, Peter, Hiro and Noah are on 2 each, Sylar has 15, but the runaway winner with 34 votes is Matt’s Turtle.)