The horse who (almost) led the most powerful nation on earth
Read the opinions of everyday citizens fresh from the streets of ancient Rome
Fun fact about the Roman Empire:
Long after Julius Caesar was murdered and Octavian took over, many of the citizens continued to believe they were living in a republic because Octavian "stepped down" as dictator and told everybody he was just the "first citizen".
Then he and his successors went on to pick candidates and rig elections for consul (the Roman equivalent of president) so that the old politicians could still do their families proud by holding the top office even though real power was being handled from the shadows.
Rumor has it that the third emperor, the insane Caligula, planned to have his horse elected consul but was assassinated before it could happen.
Still, I wonder what the streets of Rome would have sounded like if Caligula had gotten his way:
"I'm glad we voted for the horse, the other guy would've been way worse."
"The horse has solid credentials: a veteran of the campaign in Briton, he’s one of us."
“No horse gets into office without being a political genius. He may say things nobody understands, but secretly he's playing 4D chess with the Senate."
"Having a horse as leader is great because unlike people, my horse always listens."
"Guess the party couldn't decide who to run so they all settled on the horse."
"You're telling me the richest guy in the world who owns the horse funded his campaign and is actually calling all the shots? How stupid can you be?"
“See? Proof that as long as you work hard and pull your weight, anybody can become leader of the free world.”
And it may well be that every horse is more *productive* than most politicians!