Who is your perfect choice for president?

[Stinky The Clown]

Go back through American (only) history. Imagine, if your choice is no longer among us, that you have the ability to bring back anyone you wish.

Who is your ideal American President? (must be a real person)

[Fresh_Start]

1. Washington, truly selfless service and warned against

political parties and the influence of money

[mudesi]

2. Reagan

:hide:

[stevedeshazer]

3. For times like these, it's FDR

Someone not afraid to take action immediately to change the status quo.

[Palladin]

4. The still living

Jimmy Carter.

[Bright Eyes]

5. FDR

Or Kennedy. Jefferson was pretty good, except for the whole slavery thing. And Washington of course. Lincoln too.

*sigh* All these great men, and look what America has to offer now....

[TahitiNut]

6. Mario Cuomo ... Paul Wellstone ... Barbara Jordan

:shrug:

[saltpoint]

12. No complaint for that group from me.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Of the dead ones, that would be FDR, of the lives ones, that would be Al Gore. n/t

[emilyg]

8. Adlai Stevenson

[defendandprotect]

9. Robt Redford, Lily Tomlin, FDR, Nader, RFK, Jr., Kucinich, Edwards, Eleanor Roosevelt --

[Chovexani]

10. Lee Mercer, Jr. of course!

Only Lee has the courage to fight the Bush Death Order (all three).

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Paul Wellstone. Sheldon Whitehouse. Al Gore. FDR. John Kennedy Jr.

Russ Feingold.

[saltpoint]

13. Meriwether Lewis.

Lewis was very possibly not a well man on the return trip to Washington and met a sad end along the Natchez Trail, but nevertheless, he was a man of some ability and vision.

I would strongly consider bringing him back in time for the presidency.

Would that he had lived longer than he did, and happier, in any case.

[LWolf]

14. That's tough.

I don't know if there is any "perfect" choice, but there were many good choices, most of whom never even ran for president.

Historically? How about Ben Franklin? There's a multi-talented man, to be sure.

Barbara Jordan.

Ann Richards.

Clara Fraser

RFK

Paul Wellstone

Jimmy Carter

George McGovern

Just the first few that popped into my head.

For 2008?

Dennis Kucinich
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Lee
Cynthia McKinney
Bernie Sanders

[Cleita]

15. Thomas Paine, Howard Zinn or Noam Chomsky except

I don't know if they would be tough enough to stand up against the neo-cons.

[MyNameGoesHere]

16. I can't because i am a narcissist and i would have to pick.. ME

No such thing as "Ideal" candidate. An ideal candidate would have to agree with 100% of my issues and concerns. No one can do that except me.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

17. Bobby Kennedy

[sojourner]

18. Hmmm...how bout George Washington?

Seems he got off to a good start. I'm no historian tho' so -- could be somethin' there I wouldn't like.

OR, FDR. Yeah. Definitely FDR. Or Teddy. Someone with some balls.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

19. Nicola Tesla

:think: A young Nicola Tesla...


http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/index.html

Ok,he wasn't born in America, Bobby Kennedy, Paul Welstone...
...Dennis Kucinich John Edwards... none had a chance...
--dead or alive all were up against impossible odds...

It's a shame we elect the president the corporate media picks for us.

[graywarrior]

20. Zappa

Hey, he considered it!

[gollygee]

21. Paul Wellstone. n/t

[Elspeth]

22. Andrew Jackson.

..

[Jed Dilligan]

23. Martin Luther King, Jr.