Top Ten Best things about being Emperor Palpatine

10.) You can shoot lightening bolts from your fingers.

9.) You're the only man in the entire Galactic Empire that Vader can't
choke.

8.) You can boss Vader around.

7.) Nobody will dare harrass you about your skin condition.

6.) You can dissolve the Imperial Senate, giving regional governors
control, so they can use Tarkin's Doctrine of Fear to keep the local
systems in line.

5.) People are scared of you.

4.) You can cancel Star Trek, and make Star Trek Conventions illegal. 
(Have you guessed yet that I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, hate Star Trek?) 

3.) Don't have to resort to sleazy campaign tactics, worry about
popularity poles, or upcoming elections.

2.) You can blow up any planet you want, just because you feel like
it!

And the Number 1 best thing about being Emperor Palpatine is...

...You get to have kewl guards that dressed in intimidating red robes
and helmets.