These things take time

Recently, Germany, Chile, and Liberia joined the international fraternity (sorority?) of countries that have elected a woman as president (in the case of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf becomes the first elected female head of state in Africa). In much of Europe and Latin America, women have held the office of president or its equivalent. How likely is the US to catch up with the world in the near future?

Conventional wisdom tells us that Hillary Clinton and Condy Rice may run in 2008. The candidacy of Hillary is interesting because none of my liberal friends are craving a run by her. I don't dislike her, but I don't find her particularly compelling; she's not a great public speaker and family dynasties aren't very attractive to me. Frankly, if it wasn't for the right's constant demonization of her - don't you think it's interesting that God chose to send the antichrist in the form of a woman? yes, that is interesting, he almost never leaves important jobs to women - I wouldn't spend much time thinking about her (about the same amount of time I spend thinking about the other senator from New York - that other guy). As for Condy, hmmn, a black, never married, possibly closeted lesbian - good luck with that Condy.

Is a woman electable in this country? Given the perpetual state of war conservatives insist we now live in, how many woman have the "commander-in-chief" cred needed to win a presidential election? I mean, a draft-dodging coke head with the smarts of a cucumber is one thing, but someone who pees sitting down? I think not. And despite the fact that Ann Coulter may in fact pee standing up, even the right isn't in that much of a rush to see the world end in nuclear holocaust.