The New York Times has a feature asking “If I were president” which basically involves the enlisted getting wistful about all the things they’d do if you know, Congress didn’t existed and if the office of the presidency conferred the ability to work magic.

As for me well, if I were president, I would make sure all the money’s spent on good things. I would not jock the fact that there are rich people in the world because, yo, I got a girl and she needs new clothes and I need new sneakers. And that’s all I know.

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer