Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill

Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power on a platform of “honesty in politics”. He quickly ascended to the hallowed halls of Congress, becoming its most outspoken member. "Jimbo" as his die-hard supporters called him, was known for his polyester thrift store suits, shock top wigs, vulgar humor and profanity laced rhetoric against the FBI, IRS, and every president since Reagan. His one minute speeches made C-SPAN must see programming, as he signed off with his patented “Beam Me Up!” In his post-industrial hometown of Youngstown, Ohio -- dubbed Crimetown, USA for being the most mobbed up city in America -- "Jimbo" was a living legend, once garnering more than 90% of the vote. However, the eccentric maverick also had a dark side, becoming only the second Member of Congress expelled since the Civil War, eventually spending over seven years in federal prison on bribery and tax evasion charges.

アメリカ北東部ボルティモアで職業紹介所を経営していたデーヴ・コーヴィックは、アメリカの第44代大統領ウィリアム・ハリソン・ミッチェルに瓜二つと言えるほど酷似した容姿を持っており、友人の店などで大統領の物まねを披露していた。 そんなある日、デーヴのもとにシークレットサービスがやってきて、ある公式行事の際の大統領の影武者を引き受けることになる。ところが、その夜、大統領が脳卒中で倒れ、「一夜限り」との当初の約束に反し、デーヴは影武者としてしばらく大統領職を務める羽目になる…。