Not the first one. Not that that was a good idea really. At least GWB told us what he was planning before he got us in a war. No, I'm talking about Hillary. I'm not going to argue a position based on her qualifications, her positions, her claiming to be a Cubs fan but running for office in New York (seriously, if you're going to be senator of somewhere you don't live, at least have some loyalty to your baseball team). My position is simply this. She's female.
Oh my god! He's a misogynist bastard!
No, I'm simply aware that the biggest international issues facing this country right now are primarily centered around parts of the world that haven't bothered to notice that the last few hundred years have happened. The ruling bodies of not only our "enemies" but our "allies" run countries where women aren't even allowed to drive. There is no way on earth that they're suddenly going to accept mandates from a woman, or from a country "so weak" that they "allow" a woman to rule them.
Yes, it's wrong, and it's stupid, and most of the world (I'd be willing to say most of the population of even the countries I'm referring to) would, at worst, not care, and at most applaud the change. We're not getting out of the Middle East before the next president takes office. They're going to be inheriting a mess, and an already-in-progress war. If the next president is female, she's going to have to be a war president.
Ignoring the reality of the response of the extremists to our actions is what's gotten us where we are now. We can't afford to continue to do so.
Yet, the populations of those same countries are mostly female. Perhaps the reason those populations haven't stood up to THEIR wrong-headed ideas is that even the most powerful country in the world is afraid to stand up to arguments like yours.
The POTUS doesn't mandate. Some people say he should. Others cite Leviticus. Heh.
You're letting people with very militant agendas define "the biggest international issues facing this country" and their importance for you. How important is the biggest galactic issue? Should we disqualify humans from serving at presidents because Aldeberans don't trust them? Domestic issues come first. Women are more than qualified to deal with those.
For the record, I wouldn't support her because she would be a "war president," and I'd like to see an "avoid war president" this time. It's been more than 100 years. Senator Clinton voted for the war, votes to fund the war and talks about Iran in a all-too-familiar way. That's a good enough reason not to vote for her.
Also, we've (even the fantasy-based community) pretty much come to terms with the fact that most of the things "GWB told us" when he told us "what he was planning before he got us in a war" were lies.
Right?
I'm with you on the school uniform thing. Nice motto, too.