These look interesting, but I think I'm already too immersed in politics.
In the mail: The Political Machine 2008 allows you to be the campaign manager for Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain. If you don't like those choices, you can work for Sen. Hillary Clinton, historical candidates or even design the perfect candidate from scratch.
Players then choose their campaign battlegrounds and are off on the campaign trail to face a host of challenges including fundraising, talk show appearances, hiring spin doctors and winning endorsements. Play against the computer or against real people across the Internet.
The game is won on Election Day by the player who gets the necessary 270 electoral votes to become President.
Or how about this?
Game puts you in control of federal budget- $3.3 trillion in tax money at your command
Hey there, arm-chair presidents. Think you could handle the federal budget better than our elected officials in Washington?
Give it a shot.
American Public Media, which produces public radio's daily business show "Marketplace," among other programs, produced an online game that puts your budgeting skills to the test.
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In the game, players are given a series of options under various budget categories. Bring troops home now or gradually.
Fund the federal No Child Left Behind program, or not. Repeal tax cuts promoted by President Bush or continue them indefinitely.
Double click on each option and you'll get an explanation of its pros, cons and consequences. Select an option and see how the national debt would be affected.
The entire federal budget is at your command, and you don't even have to answer to Congress (a president's dream come true).
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