Comic #4170: the-presidency

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Panel 1
Character 1: Welcome to the Oval Office, Madame President.
Character 2: Who are you?

Panel 2
Character 3: I'm here to tell you about the presidency. You may think your job is to rule the country. That is technically true, but minor.
Character 1: What else could it possibly be?
Character 3: The president of the United States shakes an average of 250 hands a day.

Panel 3
Character 4: People who become president shake hands at higher rates than anyone else alive.
Character 1: You, Madame President, are the carrier of the most powerful suite of antibodies in the history of humanity.

Panel 4
Character 3: Think about it. The tetanus vaccine was developed in 1924, right after Coolidge came into office. The polio vaccine was created in March of 1953. That's two months after Eisenhower came to office.

Panel 5
Character 3: As President, you will have to interact with heads of state from around the world, who shake hands with their local populations. When they shake your hand, you will be exposed to their entire pathogen load.

Panel 6
Character 3: You will be expected to deliver one pint of blood every day to a hidden laboratory where its secrets can be probed.
Character 1: What if I just tripled the budget for medical research?

Panel 7
Character 3: Be pragmatic.

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