Dion Out, Mr Unpronouncable In

If Canada's current political situation isn't confusing enough with peroggies and coalitioning of the losers now the Liberals have a new leader. How will this effect the coalition? Only time will tell...

Ignatieff takes the prize

Michael Ignatieff has seized his long-sought prize – the Liberal leadership – raising fresh questions about the future of the opposition coalition that has vowed to defeat the minority Conservatives next month.

The fate of the coalition will be among the pressing issues facing Ignatieff as he prepares to take over the leadership of a party battered by cash woes, two lost elections and dismal poll numbers.

Heading into the caucus meeting expected to officially name Ignatieff as leader Wednesday morning, Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla said she feels relieved the "bitter" leadership contest is finally over.

As with her new leader, she left room for backing down on the coalition if the Tories propose a budget they could accept.

"I think Mr. Ignatieff said it best: a coalition if necessary but not necessarily a coalition," she said.

Liberal MP Scott Brison delivered a similar message when he used the past tense in saying "the coalition was effective" at forcing Harper "back to the drawing table."

Brison said it is clear Canadians want an alternative to Harper, but that alternative could be something other than a coalition."It’s up to Canadians to tell us what they want," he said.

He said the alternative could be "a strong Liberal party with a permanent leader in place."

LeBlanc said the Liberals should accept Harper’s invitation to give their input on the budget but also said Harper would be difficult to trust.

Late yesterday, Ignatieff paid tribute to the two candidates who had pulled out of the race and hailed the party for responding "quickly to changing circumstances to offer stability and leadership to Canadians."

The 61-year-old Liberal MP for Etobicoke—Lakeshore was assured of the leadership yesterday after Bob Rae – the last rival candidate in the race – dropped out, conceding he didn't have enough support to win in the party's stripped-down contest that left little time to sign up new backers.

Ignatieff, a runner-up in the 2006 contest that saw Stéphane Dion elected party leader, could take over as interim leader as early as today. That's when Liberal MPs and senators meet behind closed doors and are expected to make their own recommendation that Ignatieff serve as interim leader.

At the same time, the party executive were planning to conduct a hurried "consultation" with riding association presidents and various ex-officio members to solicit their confirmation of Ignatieff. He won't be ratified as full-time leader until the party's convention in May in Vancouver.

Last night, the party announced that consultations would be completed by 1 p.m. today, clearing the way for the national executive to announce Ignatieff as the interim leader by 2 p.m.

The Liberals are in a rush to have a new leader in place by the end of January, when a key budget vote could see the minority Conservatives defeated, sparking a new election or paving the way for a Liberal-led coalition to take power.

Harper Hangs In

The Press is spinning this as a bid to keep power. Imagine the nerve! After being elected an everything too.

What no one seems to be mentioning is that a large part of why the losers of the last Federal Election have ganged up is because the Conservatives were going to cut all public funding (about 28 million tax dollars) to political parties.

Harper hangs on as PM, shuts Parliament

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won a stay of political execution - at least until January.

Harper convinced Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean to suspend Parliament on Thursday, delaying a non-confidence vote scheduled for Monday that would have brought down his beleaguered minority Conservative government.

The House of Commons has gone dark until Jan. 26, when Harper will return and present a federal budget the next day - followed by a confidence vote.

"Today's decision will give us an opportunity - I'm talking about all the parties - to focus on the economy and work together," the prime minister said outside the front door of Rideau Hall.

The decision also sets up the prospect of a fierce battle with the opposition coalition for public support over the coming weeks.

Jean agreed to Harper's unprecedented request after a face-to-face meeting at the vice-regal residence that lasted more than two hours.

Rather than parliamentary tradition, Harper pointed to public opinion polls as the source of government's ongoing legitimacy in the face of a stated absence of confidence in the House of Commons.

"This government was recently elected with a stronger mandate and, according to the polls that I've seen, the people of Canada believe that we should be able to work to fulfil our mandate," he said.

The decision pulls the teetering minority Conservative government back from the brink, at least for the moment.

"We must realize the enormity of what has happened here today," said Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, standing in the foyer of the Commons.

"For the first time in the history of Canada, the prime minister of Canada is running away from the Parliament of Canada."

All opposition leaders insisted they still intend to bring down the government. Dion said only a "monumental change" by Harper would have any hope of altering that.

NDP Leader Jack Layton said the coalition will not be abandoning its accord over the next seven weeks while the Commons sits in silence.

"I do not see that changing," Layton said.

"I cannot have confidence in a prime minister who would throw the locks on the door of this place, knowing that he's about to lose a vote in the House of Commons. That's denying about as fundamental a right as one has in a democracy."

The Bloc's Gilles Duceppe had a similar reaction. "We don't believe him and we don't have confidence in him."

But buying time may well work in the prime minister's favour, with cracks in the unwieldy alternative governing alliance are already evident.

At least two Liberal MPs suggested it's time to step back and reconsider the coalition.
Dion said Harper is putting partisan politics ahead of the best interests of Canadians, and accused him of "paying lip service to co-operation and consensus."

After the Oct. 14 election, Harper spoke of the need for all parties to work together for the common good.

But he then precipitated the crisis with the provocative economic update Nov. 27 that contained no stimulus package, killed public financing for federal political parties, and banned public sector unions from striking for two years.

The opposition coalition had asked Jean to refuse to prorogue, arguing that Harper no longer enjoys the confidence of the House of Commons.

A petition signed by 161 MPs went to the Governor General on Thursday morning stating that "a majority of Members of Parliament . . . believe that a viable alternative government can be formed."

The Conservatives hold just 143 of the 308 seats in the Commons.

Harper and Dion TV

I managed to catch a bit of Dion's sales pitch on the Coalition of the Losers last night. I have to say that it was challenging to listen to. What exactly was he saying? The coalition is good... It works in other countries... Such as? Italy? Mexico? Togo? And on and on in broken English that was actually more annoying to try to listen to than old Jean Chretien was. At least Jean was amusing. Dion was just unintelligible. I missed Harper's speech altogether so I have no commentary on how he sounded.

Once again this comes back to the same old Canadian issue; East (the coalition - Liberal, NDP, The Bloc) verses West (The Conservatives).

Here are the transcripts of Harper and Dion's TV presentations.

Harper visits Governor General to ask for suspension of Parliament

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived at Rideau Hall to ask the Governor General to suspend Parliament until January.

It's a bid to avoid Monday's non-confidence vote that would bring down his minority Conservative government.

Harper set up the meeting with Michaelle Jean by telling Canadians in a televised appeal that the opposition coalition represents a threat to the economy - and democracy.

But he admitted no errors in political judgment.

Nor did he offer any new measures - such as moving up the date of the budget to deal with the economic crisis - to placate the opposition.

About 40 chanting supporters, including Conservative staffers, greeted Harper as he arrived at Rideau Hall.

A single anti-Harper demonstrator stood waving a sign reading: "Harper Must Go."

Prorogue This

With the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc all lined up to form a coalition the Tories may shut things down until the new year.

What Does Proroguing Parliament Mean?

For many Canadians, it's a term they're not familiar with but have come to know all too well in the last week: proroguing Parliament.

It appears to be the option Prime Minister Stephen Harper is heading towards, as he rushes to save his fragile minority government in the face of the coalition agreement with the Opposition.

But just what does it mean?

Proroguing Parliament is a lot like rebooting your computer after you've finished working. You're essentially starting with a clean slate uncomplicated by all the programs you may have been into before you hit that restart command.

It's the period between two sessions of a legislative body, although it rarely happens just weeks after an election has been held.

If the PM gets permission from the Governer General to prorogue the current session, it means all the MPs who were elected last October 14th will remain in place, but any unpassed bills or motions - like the controversial economic statement that started this mess - will be non-existent.

In effect, when the session starts again, in this case in early January, it would be as though the Conservatives never brought in the document and they get a second chance at presenting a new one.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to do just that, bringing down an early budget if the P.M takes the prorogue position and Michaelle Jean agrees to it.

She's cut short her mission to Europe to be here, and it's expected Harper will ask her to end the session. But Jean has to agree, and the fate of what happens next falls squarely on her shoulders.

She can deny the P.M's request, force a new election or approve the controversial coalition forged by the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc, depending on what she believes is best for the country.

Many Canadians are openly questioning the wisdom of letting a de facto bureaucrat no one voted for decide such a vital issue, but under our system, it inevitably falls to her. It's not yet clear when her ruling might be issued, but stay tuned. As Lewis Carroll noted in "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland," things are getting 'curioser and curioser' in Ottawa.

Tories Face Coalition

The problem with Canada's electoral system is about to be clearly demonstrated. Even though the Tories won a "minority" their rule may end as of December 8th if the NDP (aka commies), Liberals (aka thieves) and Bloc (aka traitors) form a coalition to replace them.

Liberals, NDP one step closer to coalition deal

Liberal MPs are expected to receive on Monday the outline of a Liberal-NDP coalition agreement that would see the two parties replace the minority Conservative government.
Details of the agreement were being fleshed out Sunday night.

Under the proposed deal, the NDP would hold 25 per cent of cabinet positions while the positions of finance minister, treasury board president and deputy prime minister would be held by Liberals.

The deal would reportedly last 30 months.

The Bloc Québécois would not officially be a part of the coalition, but the new government's survival would depend on its support.

Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has shown the outline of an agreement between his party and the New Democratic Party to Liberal leadership candidates Michael Ignatieff, Dominic LeBlanc and Bob Rae.

The Liberal caucus is meeting Monday and will discuss the proposed agreement.
What remains unclear is who would lead the coalition.

"The real obstacle to this deal going through is still within the Liberal party," CBC's Keith Boag reported, adding the deal is being negotiated by Dion, who believes he has the right to be prime minister.

But it's unclear whether the party wants him to continue, and the leadership candidates met Sunday evening to discuss the matter, Boag said.

The National Post reported that a deal has been worked out that would make Ignatieff, who has the support of a majority of Liberal MPs, the prime minister in a Liberal-led coalition, with Rae being named to a senior post.

But in an interview with CTV's Canada AM, Rae said there was no discussion at the meeting among the leadership candidates that someone other than Dion would lead the coalition.

However, Prime Minister Stephen Harper could still block coalition efforts by proroguing Parliament, that is, suspending it without dissolving it. That would mean his government could not be defeated in the current session of the House of Commons.

Obama in The House

Well I'm sort of glad it's all over.

Now the Dems will have their chance to mess everything up, or at least get the blame for messing things up, or for failing to deliver what ever it was they promised.

Also this will hopefully allow the Americans to move on from obsessing about race and color. If Obama fails to get re-elected it will because he blew it, not because of his race.

Hate is the Rage

People always seem baffled at how the Khmer Rouge could manage to motivate its rank and file to kill so many of its own people so cruelly. If you read "Year Zero" you can find out the back ground of it all however one thing is clear, using propaganda to work its fighters into a hate filled frenzy was a big part of it. That is why I find stuff like this frightening. Doing it in effigy isn't as far from doing it for real as you might think.

Halloween Palin Prop Sparks Controversy In WeHo

Sarah Palin is not considered to be a friend of the gay community, but the Republican vice presidential candidate seems to be looming over the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival.

First, a rumor got started that city officials were going to ban Sarah Palin drag queens at its upcoming costumed street party, which draws some 500,000 people annually.

The rumor turned out to be false, but tonight comes word that a mannequin has been outfitted to look like Palin -- with glasses, a beehive wig and a red business suit -- and is hanging from a noose outside a WeHo residence.

The display also depicts a devilish John McCain emerging from flames.

"We see people stopping and taking pictures, and the tour buses are stopping and slowing down ... people reach out and take pictures,"display creator Chad Michael Morrisette said.

However, some neighbors said the effigy is in bad taste.

"I know it's Halloween, but when you're using a vice presidential candidate with a noose around her neck, that to me has gone too far," a man identified only as "George" stated. "Whether I'm Republican or Democrat, it's not about that. It's about this and a noose, and it's just wrong." "I know if we had done it with Barack Obama, people would've probably thrown things through our windows," Morrisette said. "The image of a hanged black man is a lot more intense than the image of a hanged white woman -- for our country -- in the history of our country."

Morrisette said his display might be unacceptable any other month, but his subjects are fair game during the Halloween season.

"It should be seen as art and it should be seen within the month of October. It is Halloween. It's time to be scary. It's time to be spooky," Morrisette said.

Canadian tourist Ron Hernando, who stopped by to take a picture, said he was not shocked by the display. "This is West Hollywood, after all," he said. "It was kind of cruel, but it made me laugh, too. What can I say?"

A city spokesperson was not immediately available to comment on the effigy.

The 21st annual Halloween Carnaval will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday along Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The street will be closed for the event.

Conservative Minority

Harper managed to get another minority which most of the MSN in Canada is hailing as a loss. But the Conservatives gained 18 MORE seats bringing them that much closer to their goal. With another minority it is possible Canadians will be back at the polls in another few years.

Yanks are welcome to mock our process however at least Canadians are required to provide photo id and proof of address when they go to the polls.

You Won't Know the Players With Out a Scorecard!

It's the big day folks! Canada is chosing its Government for the next few years or until the next vote of non-confidence, which ever comes first. But who's running? What do they look like? What is their favorite colour? 20A4 reveals all!

No Breaks for Stephan

If the Conservatives had been in power in 2003 Canada would have probably been in Iraq too. But imagine the pounding PM Harper would have taken with that. Fighting those Taliban scum has been bad enough. Will Harper get his Majority? Only time will tell.

Dion in Neon

Stephane Dion likes sunsets and walks on the beach. He would also like to be Prime Minister. Or at least Leader of the Loyal Opposition. Or do they use the word "Loyal" now. Or was it "Royal". They certainly won't use "Loyal". That's too Anglo. Damn Anglos. Always wanting more fairly distributed ridings.

Taliban Jack at Toronto's Gay Pride Day

He wants to talk to the Taliban, the furry little Taliban... Right after the big parade. Hmmm. I wonder if the Taliban would talk to him after they found out he has gay friends. Apparently, word on the street is, the Taliban don't like gays. Those crazy guys, haven't they ever watched any movies with hot lesbo action?

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Gilles Duceppe wants Quebec out of Canada. Canada wants Quebec out of Canada. So what's the problem. Go already and take Duceppe with you. Oh, but you know the 80% of your belle Province that is CROWN land. The stuff with all the minerals and resources? Yah, sorry we're keeping that.


Under me this will be your food, clothing and transportation

Elizabeth May would like everyone to settle down and sit in a circle around her feet. She's going to hand out heathly snacks and educational toys, then she's going to read us a tedious story from the boring books approved for children by people who forget what children are like association. Then she's going to make us live in huts and eat grass, because if living like cavemen for the collective isn't grabbing you, maybe living like cavemen for the planet will.

Run Away!!

'We're not going to win,' British commander says of bid to quash Taliban

Britain's top commander in Afghanistan says the war will not end in victory, the latest indication of soul-searching as Canada's allies grapple with how to handle the rising power of the Taliban insurgency.

Wasn't some spineless twit like this responsible for the first British routing in Afghanistan?

The blunt statement from Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith - "We're not going to win this war" - came just days after a leaked diplomatic cable hinted that the British ambassador in Kabul has a similarly dark forecast. The brigadier suggested that a negotiated settlement will be necessary.

Blunt? He's smoking a blunt?

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Brig. Carleton-Smith said a "decisive military victory" is not feasible and that NATO should lower its expectations about the outcome of the war. "If the Taliban were prepared to sit on the other side of the table and talk about a political settlement, then that's precisely the sort of progress that concludes insurgencies like this."
"That shouldn't make people uncomfortable," he said.

No, people should be comfortable talking to a bunch of murderous bandits who want to force their stupid beliefs on their fellow citizens. Right. Thanks for that advice. Twit.

That places Britain, with at least 3,500 troops standing alongside Canada's forces in southern Afghanistan, in direct conflict with U.S. leaders, who continue to argue strenuously that the war can only be won by substantially defeating the Taliban. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ministers have endorsed that view, although most other NATO nations have favored negotiations.

It places one General, not Britain in conflict. I would bet my hardly earned cash that 98% of the 3,500 British troops would like to prove General Negotiations wrong.

Brig. Carleton-Smith's words are the most explicit expression yet of a view that has become
dominant in many member nations of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.

You know this how?

That view effectively isolates the United States, the biggest donor of money and troops to the war. Starting later this month, the U.S. Afghanistan strategy will be designed by General David Petreus, who devised the "surge" of extra troops in Iraq last year and who has become the head of U.S. Central Command in order to shift the country's priorities toward the Afghan war.

The British proved you can beat insurgencies in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Harper has previously sided with the Americans on such questions, refusing any suggestion of direct negotiations with the Taliban and ridiculing politicians who have suggested a political solution. Conservatives gave NDP Leader Jack Layton the nickname "Taliban Jack" for lobbying in favour of negotiations in recent years, and the moniker became popular among Canadian troops as a derisive shorthand for politicians who don't support the war.

During last week's election debate, however, Mr. Harper avoided discussing the possibility of a victory and suggested that Canada's goals now involve empowering Afghan forces rather than totally defeating the Taliban: "If we are to truly pacify that country and see its evolution, we have to train the Afghan army and police so that they are credibly able to take greater responsibility for their own security."

Well we all know who the staff at the Glob and Mule will vote for.

Negotiations should consist of the following.

a) Do you surrender?
b) No? Okay. Blam!
c) Clean up stain.

The Braughtwerst Debate

I read all the post-debate punditry so now I think I'm in the know. I know that all the conservative blogs were happy with the job Palin did and all the MSM polls, charts, opinion pieces and fortune tellers agree that Biden won. Now I need to watch a debate, or at least read the post debate round ups to figure which view is the correct one?

I'm officially give Palin the 20A4 thumbs up just because I like her style. Biden gets the big thumbs down because he reminds me of a Fire Sign Theatre skit about about bunch of drunken Senators. Or was it chicken straighteners?

I forget.

Debates

Two debates to watch last night and I could stand about three minutes of the US VP debate and exactly 43 seconds of the Canadian "Engrish" debate. Why am I so unable to observe such important political events such as this? Because these aren't really debates. The moderators are biased, and the debate is more akin to the cheap shot put down humour made popular by todays television situation comedy. I may as well loop Pee Wee Herman saying "I know you are but what am I?" for an hour and watch that.

But it Works in the Third World

Voter fraud alert: More thug thizzlin’ in Ohio

Michelle Malkin points out more voter dodge in the US of A. The Thai Rak Thai party used this sort of thing as well as vote buying to win several elections in Thailand. I am surprised by the GOP Poll observers being turned away though. That has to be illegal in some way or another. The USA is certainly rushing towards officially becoming a Third World Country this way.

Canuck-a-vote '08

Only in Canada would you have a debate in a language that most of the country doesn't speak.

Leaders attack Harper's economic policies

Opposition leaders ganged up Wednesday night to shake Stephen Harper's claim to be the fittest leader to guide Canada through economic turbulence, criticizing him during the French-language election debate for a do-nothing attitude reminiscent to that of U.S. President George W. Bush.

"You are the economic risk," Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said as the five party leaders sparred in the first of two debates before the Oct. 14 election. "You don't believe in the role of government in the economy. We need to have a government that believes in the role of government."

The debate, which took place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, was seen as critical to Mr. Harper's effort to win a majority government and to Mr. Dion's efforts to revive the faltering Liberal campaign. The bout saw Mr. Harper raked over the coals, smiling thinly as his opponents did most of the talking. Although there was no gotcha moment, the multipronged barrage did appear to leave the Conservative Leader resigned to having to weather the onslaught. The Conservatives hope to capitalize on their 2006 electoral breakthrough in Quebec, but their support has stalled this past week over cuts to arts funding and proposed tougher sentences for teenagers.

Onslaught? Lets see the opposition is made up of Quebec separatists (breaking up the country is good for the economy), The NDP (Socialists), The Liberals (Corrupt Uber-Bureaucrats) and the Green Party (Luddites).

Hillary Scares the Youth

"Vote for MEEEEEEEE"

I have to admit that I am taking great pleasure in watching the smug "we know what's best for you" Queen Hillary get completely routed by Mr. Obama. That's not to say he'll do a better job. I just like to see her and her handlers who were so sure, SO SURE get completely thrashed.

"How can this be?" they ask.

For the first time they are confronted with just being old. Not old like Grampa McCain. But OLD, in tired old the same old will you please shut up about the 1960s old. They represent that generation.

I don't know about anyone else but i was sick of their opinions on everything by the time I was 10. And that was in 1976.

A generation that define themselves by a war they never fought and a rock show they never attended. The youth of today with their fax machines and hoola hoops are just not down with it, man.

After 30 years of teachers, guidance consulars, and principals who all look, act and sound just like Hillary Clinton it amazes me that they have any youth vote at all. Mr. Obama on the other hand seems more like the gym teacher. The new one. The one who isn't a jerk to the nerds and can out run the jocks and is well spoken. Who wouldn't vote for him? Well not a Republican of course but I'm trying to look at this from a neutral point of view.

Stupid Tuesday

Are you sick of the 2008 Election yet? I know I am. I have been since about 2006 too.

As I am not a Yank perhaps I don't fully appreciate the process. The same way I find both baseball and American football TEDIOUS to watch or think about the American Electoral process seems to have that same snooze inducing stop start snails pace speed to it. Also, as with baseball and football this time around I could care less for any of the teams. Pick your poison seems to be the order of the day.

My big question with this 2008 Election is what drugs did American's Mayor take? He COULD have won the 2008 November vote. If he had bothered to try and win the GOP nomination. Was he sleeping?

Well... He blew it. And we're left with two people I doubt can beat either Ms. Clinton or Barack Obama.

20 Alpha 4 Stupid Tuesday Front Bumpers

Mittens Romney

Okay this guy I understand from reading many well respected right side blogs is the real choice for true conservatives.

Which is fine except everytime I see him interviewed or hear him speak I am instantly revulsed. He has that same insensere quality you expect in a slick car salesman or a TV evangelist.

In many ways I've come to think of his as the Anti-Edwards. Equally phoney but on the other side of the polictical spectrum.

Snarling "Popeye" McCain

It would be ironic if a guy who was a POW in Vietnam for five years end up as the president. Really that's all I know about the fellow. I gather he has offened various conservatives with his immigration stand and other things.

Apparently he is ill tempered and spits when he is poked with a stick. I can't confirm any of these things. He strikes me (or would if I poked him) as at least honest in his own way. Thats certainly an improvement over Mittens or Hilarbeast.

Hilderbeast Clinton

This woman frightens me. She reminds me way too much of the bitter old sadistic hags I often encountered as grade school teachers. Mean spirited, self-rightous little dictators who'd take great pleasure in picking on the boys in the class.

I don't hate this woman because of her tired solicialist polictical views. I hate her because she's manipulative, dishonnest and sneaky.

Barack Obamanation

I don't know.

I don't HATE this fellow. For me he's unhateable. I don't know if he'd do a very good job.

He's said some pretty stupid shit like that business about invading Pakistan. Not that invading Pakistan is a bad idea. But what does he stand for? Change? Change what? Change the batteries in my smoke dector? Change my underwear? Change, brother can you spare a dime?

Who knows. Not me.

The kids of today sure do like him. And who can blame them. If Gen X types were sick of the Boomers and their ENDLESS TALKING ABOUT THE 1960s by 1981 can you imagine what their kids feel like?

Who does 20 Alpha 4 support?

Since none of the above appeal to me, and since I am not a Yank so I can't vote anyways here are my picks for who should be the next President of the United States.

Joel Hogdson

Here's the man for the people. He knows how to smile in the face of evil and laugh at all the bad things life can show. I say put him in charge. Let's make politics fun again. And just imagine having Crow T. Robot as Vice President and Tom Sevro as the Secretary of State! Why I feel better already.

Captain Scarlet

I was actually just going to use his picture for Mittens but then I realized I like Captain Scarlet too much to do that to him.

If you want plastic I say Scarlet!

Gurney Halleck

NO not Patrick Stewart. Not Captain Picard. Gurney. Good old Gurney.

With statements like "Mood is for love play and cattle..."

and "Sire, this is a Harkonnen Animaaaaaaaa" you know he means business.

The warrior-trobadour. Or was it trobadour-warrior. Either way he can fight AND play the Basilet. Huzzah for Gurney!

Sandy Duncan

I'm not even sure if Sandy Duncan is still with us. And I'm far too lazy to look her up on the internet. But if we must have a "first female President" I think it should be Sandy Duncan. She was always great as a cartoon on Scoobie Doo Mystery Hour.

And she had shapely gams. Far more shapely than Hilary or Mitt. Sure there was that funny eye thing but who's looking at her eyes when you can look at her gams. Shapely gams.