Should a woman be president?

A woman could be president just as well, if not better, than a man. Any individual who endures a lengthy and demanding presidential campaign, participates in all the required debates, has his or her past life scrutinized by the media, and is elected by the American people, has the required intelligence and stamina to assume the top position in the free world. In addition, most women have innate qualities which would make them an outstanding president.

Women are communication specialists. They excel in openly sharing their thoughts and feelings. They will discuss alternative options. They will explore every avenue to resolve disputes through discussion, rather than violence. Their maternal instincts will keep them from sending young Americans into battle in all but the most dire circumstances. They will try diplomacy as long as there is any hope of a peaceful solution to differences.

If war was inevitable, a woman president would see to it that wounded veterans got the best possible medical care, in state-of-the-art hospitals. Battle casualties would be compensated for their injuries as long as was necessary, as the president would wish one of her own children to be compensated.

Women are more inclined than men to be concerned about what others think of them. America's reputation among the nations of the world would never have plummeted to such a low level as it did under George Bush, if a woman had been president.  

When children or family members are sick, women are the care-givers, the nurturers, who see their patients through illnesses until they recover. A female president would take responsibility for the nation's health care. Every citizen would have insurance which would guarantee access to timely and skilled medical attention.

As she followed her maternal instincts, a woman president would do her best to see that no child in the land lived in poverty. She would ensure that every family had the necessary resources to maintain a decent standard of living. She would work for safe streets and neighborhoods by directing finances and manpower to the arrest and incarceration of dangerous felons.

Women appreciate the value of an education both to the young people of a nation, and to the nation itself. A female president would make higher learning available to those willing and capable of benefiting from it. She would seek to raise America to world leadership through expertise in technology, medicine, and science. She would willingly share the knowledge acquired with the world's nations so the every person on the globe would benefit from America's skill and generosity.

"Should a woman be president?", you ask. I submit that a woman should have been president long before this. America would not be embroiled in a meaningless war, its citizens would be healthier and more prosperous, and it would still be the admired leader among the nations of the world.

However,evolution proceeds slowly, and patience is often required until conditions at last show improvement. After the first few terms of having a woman occupy the oval office, we may well marvel that we survived the centuries when men were the chief executives, as well as we did.