Any Fool Can Be POTUS. So Oprah Should Run for Santa Barbara Supervisor Instead.

The Media Mogul Should Skip the D.C. Swamp and Tackle Floods, Fires, and the Housing Crisis

Dear Oprah,

You might become a fine president of the United States, as half the country hopes. But you and your adopted home state, California, would be better off if you ran for Santa Barbara County supervisor instead.

That’s no joke. If you want to tackle some of our nation’s greatest problems, there’s no need to trudge through the D.C. swamps. You can stay right at home in the Montecito mansion you’ve owned for nearly two decades.

A local government position in a small place 90 miles north of L.A. might sound …