Wishful Thinking

News Headline (2006): Chile elects first female leader

News Item(2006): "In Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday."

News Item (2008)??: United States elects first woman president

Sigh. Chile and Liberia (Chile and Liberia!!) have elected women to lead their countries, yet here in the good ol' U.S. of A. we still have a soft spot for middle aged white guys. Here's hoping a few good women on both sides of the aisle join Sen. Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential primaries.

One woman in particular strikes my fancy and I hope she throws her hat back in the ring. She is more than qualified (a former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to New Zealand) and in the 2004 primary contests showed class, statesmanship, and pure patriotism. Her name is Carol Moseley-Braun.