OBrien Daniel - Your Presidential Fantasy Dream Team

I cant predict the future. So Im not saying that several years from now, robots will rise up and attempt to overthrow humanity and itll be up to you to travel through time and assemble a Presidential Attack Squad to defend America. But I am saying that wed all feel really stupid if at least one of us wasnt prepared for such an event. If youre ever tasked with organizing the Dream Team of Presidents, this chapter will probably be more helpful than any other chapter in any book, ever.

Whether youre forming an action team to defend the planet or just putting together a group of presidents to pull off some kind of grand scheme, every good team needs Brains, Brawn, a Loose Cannon, a Moral Compass, and a Roosevelt. Ive included my best recommendations for all these positions, but you should feel free to pick your own.

Brains are incredibly valuable (one of the reasons zombies want them so much). You need someone who can make a plan and think quickly on his feet just in case that plan falls apart (which, if youre planning something big and elaborate with a lot of moving pieces, it almost certainly will). Without a competent leader running the show, your team will just be a bunch of angry presidents running around without any direction.

My pick: Civil War broke out, he picked it up real quick. He met with generals, he read books on strategy, he talked with his troops and confidently mapped out the Norths strategy for victory, and he saw it through.

A good Brains guy sees everything several steps ahead of everyone else, which makes Lincolna man who saw the future and predicted his own deathuniquely equipped for the job.

Alternate choice: Theodore Roosevelt

Every team needs muscle. The A-Team needed Mr. T, the Avengers needed the Hulk, and Alvin and the Chipmunks needed Mr. T, on that one episode when Mr. T was a guest star (The C-Team). For your Mr. T, youre going to want someone strong, tough, and crazy. Someone who doesnt need to be the smartest or the nicest, but who knows how to punch until theres nothing left to punch.

My pick: You need ). Plus Im worried that if I type his name one more time, hell appear and challenge me to a duel (the man LOVED duels), and I am not prepared for that.

Alternate choice: Theodore Roosevelt

Look, theres no reason to sugarcoat this: every good attack squad needs someone who can do what others cant do, someone who isnt afraid to get his hands dirty. He operates in a moral gray area and might not always follow the law to the letter, but he gets stuff done.

My pick: For this position, I cannot give ), theres evidence that Polk lied to make this happen, to make America bigger and stronger. Did he lie? We dont know for sure, but we DO know that Polk is the kind of man who can make tough decisions in the interest of serving the greater good.

Alternate choice: Theodore Roosevelt

Without a strong Moral Compass, your team could fall under the control of your Brawn and Loose Cannon. You need someone pure steering the ship, a leader everyone can get behind. Without Captain America, the Avengers would be consumed by ego and bouts of one-upmanship. Without Leonardo, the rest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would succumb to a life of attitude and pizza parties. Without Moe, the Stooges would be lost in a dark world of violence and banana cream pies. Every group needs a guiding beacon to remind everyone that theyre the good guys.

My pick: The obvious choice for your team is George Washington, who is basically already Captain America to begin with. Washington is the only president that no other president has dared to criticize or find fault with; hes the only man who could rein in the egos and personalities of the rest of the team and keep them in check.