What would you do if you were president?

Here's some of the answers that didn't make it in the paper.

February 18, 2011 at 8:50PM

"I would do work for three hours and play for the rest of the day." Carson Tschudi, second grade, Delano Elementary

"No pets in elevators and have a big swimming pool." Thomas Kenison, second grade, Delano Elementary

"It would be illegal to smoke and illegal to fight." Melia Valentine, second grade, Delano Elementary

"I would put pop in the drinking fountains and make it against the law to be rich." Jonah Eskola, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Make everyone read once a week." Treyson Longstreet, second grade, Delano Elementary

"I would make the taxes go away." Brooke Swenson, second grade, Delano Elementary

"No phones while driving. Every house could move wherever you wanted it to go." Oliver Hughes, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

"I would make sure in every school all the halls were filled with water halfway and every classroom had five boats and you could go swimming in your classroom." Violet Johnson, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

"Sign autographs, make some speeches and do some work. I'll make everybody in the city watch out for animals and no killing animals, because animals are nice and they are nature." Desmond Lagat, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

"All kids would have a [Nintendo] DS." Jenna Brustad, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

Who is your favorite president?

"George Washington. Because he has gold teeth." Andy Palan, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Abraham Lincoln. He stopped slavery." Delilah Tonsberg, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Abraham Lincoln is so tall." Grady Graber, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Abe Lincoln, because he was honest." Jonah Eskola, second grade, Delano Elementary

"George Washington, because he freed all the slaves." Sydney Wuerger, second grade, Delano Elementary

"George Washington, because he was on Mt. Rushmore." Kalie Stewart, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Barack Obama, because he's the first African American president." Will Rauser, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

"Barack, because he looks cool." Berit Hansen, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

Where does the president live?

"Abraham Lincoln lives in Kentucky." Carson Tschudi, second grade, Delano Elementary

"George Washington lives in Virginia." Delilah Tonsberg, second grade, Delano Elementary

"In the middle of the White House." Jonah Eskola, second grade, Delano Elementary

"In the White House, so he or she has a safe and sacred house." Sarah Johnson, second grade, Delano Elementary

"I don't know where he lives, but I'm guessing he probably moved to Washington D.C. to be close to the White House so he can make his speeches." Nasym Kushner, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

How much does the President get paid?

"$60 a day, $997 a week and $5,000 a year." Melia Valentine, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Probably about $1,000." Sophie Stevens, second grade, Delano Elementary

$500 a week." Thomas Kenison, second grade, Delano Elementary

"Millions of dollars." Treyson Longstreet, second grade, Delano Elementary

"$17,000 a week." Ty Weiman, second grade, Delano Elementary

"A lot of money." Trevor Oja, second grade, Delano Elementary

$5,554." Calvin Thompson, second grade, Meadowbrook Elementary

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