Whacko unlike other characters does not represent problems that are presented in the novel, such as abuse of the political powers for their own selfish interests. As far as the characters in the novel are concerned, the president and Whacko are like Abbot and Costello, this is to mean that they have opposite personalities but eventually go together in reaching a common goal. …show more content…
While in office, he had to make some awful decisions by creating new criminal punishment systems that were practically using pillories. The worst part of his decisions is when he ordered complete destruction of some secessionist states that had been newly formed the time after the government made the decision of bugging out of the west Rookies which led to death of many American citizens. This signifies that the decision one makes may or may not been the rightful choice but throughout the novel, he is praised for being a president that was able to shoulder such a crushing burden to the nation at large. They carried a legacy although not perfect, but in the novel they portray a good example of decent