i rent this movie the other night because neither my girlfriend or myself have ever see it and even though we have hear from a mutual friend how great it be . now and i be pretty conservative in my view and but i know go in it would be pretty liberal give who direct it . i figure before the movie start michael douglas would play a compassionate popular liberal beloved by the mass and and there would be a stodgy conservative opponent a his antagonist . but i think thats where the political statement would begin and end . ok and the plot be solid represent single president fall for a lobbyist . ok and this have potential i think to be pretty entertaining and since the plot be unique . but then the movie turn into a liberal infomercial . the movie become more about gun control and environmental issue than it do about the relationship between the president and sydney ( annette bening ) . there be several ridiculous premise in this movie represent 1 ) the character sydney play this six figure lobbyist who be a closer . could she have be more flighty . she be constantly disorganize and seem in awe of everything . hardly a closer . i be an sale and and she could not close sell a glass of water to a man dying of thirst . 2 ) secondly and be there anything more ridiculous than richard dreyfus play a right wing fanatic . this be the most liberal man in hollywood and her be play some right wing ideologue . give me a break . i like how he take his conservative character and make him as sinister a possible . 3 ) the speech at the end be simply ludicrous . the line about i be a proud card carry member of the aclu be a joke . first and no president would ever admit something like that and be an active member of an ultra fringe group . second and why even bring something like that up . you just alienate off over half the movie go audience who be moderate or conservative . i think the plot be great and unique . i think michael douglas be a good choice a president . but the movie go from be a movie to a left wing political statement and which be why the movie fail . it a shame to see a great plot ruin by hollywood have to force their political view on the audience .