A friend of mine agrees with JPod’s lament and has long argued for amending the constitution so presidents have one five year term and then can only run for one two year term. Eight years is too long, but sometimes President’s need to set an agenda for a second term for one big issue. And the lame duck issue is real. There are other good arguments and bad ones, but ultimately this is just one of those fun things to talk about, and that’s about it.