because he shoots elephants in his pajamas.

with a suitcase full of Viagra.

Harpo gets my vote.

I'd elect Groucho on one condition...Harpo as White House press secretary.

and proudly so.

out of a full term, for example.

people knew about his real "cheating" on Jackie. I wouldn't give a shit, but no way could he elected if people knew. I think Mark Twain would be a good president. Can't really say why though, he just popped into my mind for some unknown reason.

Because everything I've heard that man say makes me want to vote for him. I wish I could.

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

I really did laugh out loud at that.

The good doctor, Howard Dean.

My case is going to be short because bed is calling:

Ex-governor. I am a big fan of governors over senators for President. Governors have had to actually head up a government, be responsible in and of themselves, unfortunately pander to businesses (there have to be jobs), etc.

Howard is socially liberal and fiscally conservative which I align myself with.

The man does not easily bow down to those who think they are in power. He's tough.

I have never felt as hopeful and as believing that someone was listening as I did when Howard Dean said,"My name is Howard Dean, I am from the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party." I have not felt as encouraged about our future since the day he dropped out of the race. I doubt I ever will again.

We the People truly were Howard Dean's special interest, and it would have been amazing to see where we went.

and agree with what you say here.

However, because there's TV in every home now, he looks like George Clooney

Reasons should be pretty obvious.

in both cases. I would have liked to see what FDR could do in a fifth term. One where the USA was not in abject crisis.

Wonder how different the world would be.

He is considered one of the greatest leaders in world history.

Let's be honest, it never hurts.

One look at him brandishing his crossbow, and Bonehead and Turtle Man would be cowering in a corner.

"So about those jobs bills . . ."

Because I'm a giant fucking nerd, and I want optimistic science fiction to come true.

I'm with you on that one... Electric cars and stuff...you know...THE FUTURE and beyond.......

Elon Musk is most useful when he can devote 100% of his time to technology, not listening to scumbags in Congress.

because I believe he knows where the bodies are buried.

He'd be a great president because he's ruthless, out for only himself, and fictional.
The perfect president for today's America.

Shirley Chisholm. ..............me and Henny Youngman. Thats 4 people sorry

A brilliant and open minded person, who could put the right words together to make the selfish look selfish.

... could put the kibosh on privatizing the Post Office and underfunding/closing down our public libraries.

She understands economics.

She wants to level the playing field so that people who are willing to work hard really CAN get ahead.

On the domestic front:
1. She wants to lower student loan interest rates, and expand Pell grants.
2. She wants to expand Social Security, possibly through removing the current payroll tax cap.
3. Supports abortion rights
4. Supports the dream act
5. Supports background checks and limits to magazine size for guns
6. Supports single payer healthcare
7. Supports medical marijuana (which would force pot off Schedule 1)
8. Wants to cut defense spending and reduce size of standing armed forces
9. She'd like to slap some real reforms on banks, investment houses and insurance companies, and actually understands what they do and what is wrong with current regulations.
10. She doesn't like predatory capitalism and supports consumers
11. Supports campaign reform
12. Supports raising tax rates for wealthy to raise revenue
13. Wants to act to mitigate climate change

On the foreign policy front:
1. Wants us OUT of Afghanistan
2. Supports two state solution for Israel/Palestine
3. Is worried about NSA 'overreach'

She's not perfect and doesn't, in my opinion, come out strongly enough for curtailing the NSA and dramatically cutting its budget. She also doesn't support recreational marijuana. She seems inexperienced in the relationship between terrorism and policies that support social and economic justice (an inverse relationship - as one rises, the other decreases). Still, if you take the 13 domestic points and the 3 foreign policy ones, its A DARNED GOOD START to ending the American Empire and getting us back to being an American Republic.

The last thing is this: I know this is for fun and I've been far too serious, but any good President ALSO needs a good House and a good Senate, as well as a Supreme Court that is actually impartial. Basically the whole government needs to get the idea that it exists at our sufferance and should be using OUR tax dollars for policies and programs that actually help US. A good government doesn't piss away our money on stupid wars.

Sanders in my view.

on a lot of people's wish list.

actually be better than Warren, because heck, she mirrors the abject and horrifying ignorance of most Americans.

Snooki! Snooki! Snooki! Snooki!



What???

No, I'm not serious...NO! Put Snooki BACK on the shelf!

Right now!

alternate pick: Frank Zappa

reasons for each should be self-evident

She would not have voted for the wars.

Unbought and Unbossed. She was tough and no nonsense under conditions where it would have been hard to not be intimidated.

For... reasons.

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She had experience in the executive branch. And she was tough.

She grew up listening to Franklin Roosevelt on the radio. She really cared about people and her values were strongly rooted in standing up for real people with real problems.

Listen!! In this speech, she has taken names and wants to kick ass. She is a DEMOCRAT in the tradition of standing up for people whose voices are suppressed and knowing how hard people struggle. I would really love to hear a speech along these lines now. So much of what she said is perfectly tuned to today's political landscape.

with Jimmy Buffett as VP. Tell me why this wouldn't a better country...

president of the Justin Bieber Fan Club, I could live with anybody.

he is never bothered by hysteria when there is a problem....."What have we got here?" and then he DEALS with it - love the guy

Smart, level-headed, fights the battles he can win and wins them, does his best to look out for the poor and middle-class, strong on environment, understands all sides of an issue, reluctant to put U.S. troops in harm's way, respected internationally nearly unanimously and domestically by those who understand the awfully difficult job of being President of the United States.

Second, Elizabeth Warren. Tells the bankers and one percenters to fuck off, in so many words. She would make a fantastic President if she gets elected. if she ran I would definitely vote for her.

Given a second crack at it, he'd show that he'd learned from Vietnam.

Also, you let us pick anyone at all for President, but the magic wand didn't extend to Congress. A good President needs to be able to deal with the real people in Congress, and Johnson was a master at that.