Who wants to be president when you can be a zombie?!

CEDAR RAPIDS - It's a question that faces every former president: What next?

Seven-year-old Garnett Propst still fits into his charcoal business suit, so he could be President Obama for Halloween again this year.

“But what kids want to be president for Halloween when they could be a superhero?” says his mother, Jessica Propst of Cedar Rapids.

Garnett, a second-grader at Taylor Elementary, won hearts - and a couple of first-place prizes in costume contests - last Halloween when he went as President Obama.

“We had so much fun last year,” his mom says. “People kept saying, ‘Look at Barack.'”

Garnett is still debating whether to go trick-or-treating this year as the leader of the free world or as a ninja. Actually, Garnett confides, he'd rather go as a zombie.

“That's way cooler than president,” he says.

Jessica says her mother was the first to notice the resemblance between Garnett and the president.

Garnett, who says math, not government, is his favorite subject in school, just shrugs when asked if he'd like to be president.

Sometimes Jessica thinks she's the only one who sees the resemblance, but then a stranger will mention it.

Garnett isn't as receptive to the commander-in-chief comparisons.

“I only like it when Mom says it,” he says.