by Will Kester

Created on: March 25, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

Future Presidents of the United States, several of them, will have to clean up the mess this administration and the Republican controlled Congress caused, for several generations to come.

It will take many years to pay off the debt, restore our credibility in the world, and restore sound financial management. We are leveraging America's future, and there will be a day of reckoning; so who can and will lead us into a brighter, better, more positive future? We will be asking a lot of whoever it is.

Giuliani turned New York city around, and gained a lot of support during 9-11, but he ruled New York like a tyrant, and we've had enough tyranny to last me a while, so I don't care for his style of management.

McCain was a rebel and independent in thought, until he sold his soul to George W., then Jerry Falwell; and his time is past.

Mitt Romney might make a good president, but I can't see the Christian coalition accepting him, and without the right wing of the Christian coalition, the Republicans are a minority, so, no Mitt, but I could be wrong.

I can't see Hillary winning more than her hard core supporters, she now has; the remaining voters won't accept her, but she could make a pretty good president, maybe. She's smart, calculating, competent, determined; all good traits for president, maybe. She's irritating, and vindictive, which cancels out the positives, for me.

I like Obama's inclusive, positive, and compassionate way of leading, not herding his supporters into action. Can we overcome our prejudices againstno, not a black man, but our prejudices against Arabs, newly acquired after 9-11 (and fed by this administration)? I don't know. I hope so.

I'm afraid that Edwards is out, not because he wasn't in, which he wasn't, and probably would never be in the lead, but with all our compassion for his family, we won't vote for him out of compassion. He doesn't inspire support or action, it seems.

Gore? He won once. He won't run, but he could be a good president, if he did. He has the savvy (now, not then), the experience, and he's developing some charisma. He could take us to a better future, but he won't. Maybe we could start a "Draft Gore" movement. Remember the old days, when votes counted in primaries, not money? We used to draft popular nominees, on the floor of the conventions. Now, they're just staged coronations.

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