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Eight years after the beer-buddy test gave us W., the guys are going for Obama or McCain, if only to keep Hillary out of the White House.
  • I'd still like someone to give me a female candidate for the future

    Qualities sought:

    Under 50 years old

    Children grown or almost grown

    'Idiologically pure' record to democratic voters, at least if she were a Senator. I'm not sure what the verdict would be if it were a Governor.

    More physically 'attractive' than Senator Clinton, since apparently she reminded too many men of their first wife and it's OK to not vote for a candidate for that reason. This includes a tremendous speaking voice and style and she must also be a fantastic debator

    No baggage. This includes:

    No past problems in the marriage, even if she was not the one who cheated

    Somehow, she has to be able to show that she can 'fight back' without ever pissing anyone off

    She has never, ever done anything that seems remotely, in the least, politcally motivated

    Please, don't recommend Sen. Boxer, whoever did. She's 67. She'd be dismissed as dead already by most of the under-35 crowd, especially since she has been in Washington since 1983.

    Just because some us don't vote 'vagina-only', it doesn't mean we wouldn't be interested in seeing a woman, at some point, as President. I don't believe the candidate above exists. But I believe she has to, to win.