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Americans are living the nightmare of a toddler president bedtime story.

My Uncle Sam's household had devolved into a symphony of sighs and weary shuffles, the ceaseless demands of home and family threatening to drown Betsy and Sam. One chaotic evening, amidst the debris of a lukewarm, chicken nugget dinner, Sam threw up his hands in mock surrender.

My Uncle Sam's household had devolved into a symphony of sighs and weary shuffles, the ceaseless demands of home and family threatening to drown Betsy and Sam. One chaotic evening, amidst the debris of a lukewarm, chicken nugget dinner, Sam threw up his hands in mock surrender.

"That's it," he declared, a wry smile acknowledging their desperate straits. "Someone else needs to take charge." Betsy, equally depleted, offered a light-hearted chuckle.

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