Sunday, June 19, 2011

Where are the good female presidential candidates hiding?

It sure seems like the United States could elect our first female president in the not-too-distant future. It would certainly be a momentous occasion that many Americans have been anticipating for a long time. 2008 was a landmark year when we had a female vice presidential candidate, for just the second time in our country's history, and Hillary Clinton came very close to winning the democratic nomination for president. Now, many people might argue that Hillary is a polarizing candidate and is disliked by too many people to win a presidential election. That may be true, but consider the types of women who are grabbing a lot of headlines these days with ambitions of running for president. So far we have heard from a few who stir up lots of strong feelings and controversy throughout the country. Here's what I'd like to know...Why don't we have a woman emerging and aspiring to the position who has the qualities that any great president should have: intelligence, charm, grace, diplomacy, and an open-minded attitude toward humanity. She should be a hard-working, problem-solving person, and wouldn't it be great if she were loved and admired by people from all sides of the political spectrum. Maybe I'm dreaming too big, but I'm really discouraged by the character of the women we've seen emerging on the scene the past few years who have been pleading for our attention. Let's make sure that when this huge moment in history is finally solidified that we've chosen an outstanding woman to lead our country.