There are a few symbolic crossings and brilliant political marketing ploys yet to be achieved in that respect, and I think they would go in this probable order....

1. Elect a female president. (Hillary would certainly be a strong possibility.)

2. Elect an openly gay man as president. (this will be delayed for quite a while yet...)

3. Elect a proudly lesbian married woman as president. (Why not? I'd probably vote for her...if I could vote in the USA.) (But that's option number 3...so not for awhile yet either.)

4. Elect a gay Jewish/Muslim handicapped transexual as president. (How effing progressive is THAT! I ask you... Who would dare run against him/her/whatever?)

5. Elect a cigar-smoking, wisecracking Chimpanzee as president. This final option is by FAR the most progressive of all, and probably the only one that can possibly finally and truly set matters right in "the greatest nation on Earth" (cough!). I'm totally for it. Given the fact, however, that it's option number 5 on the list, I'm afraid that Chongo won't likely get to be Commander-In-Chief until, say...maybe 2044...if he lives that long. (sigh) That's a long time. None of us here will be alive to see it. That saddens me. Ah well, you can't expect everything to get sorted out perfectly in your own lifetime, can you? ;-)

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Yes, the above is a bit of political satire...I'm poking fun at contemporary electoral politics in the USA and the way USA candidates are marketed and elections won, but I'm not poking fun at anyone here. Nothing to get too worked up about. If it's not to your taste, just ignore it and move on to the next post.

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Regarding Hillary again, though...I think she'd be a very formidable candidate, despite her advancing age, and despite the utter hatred the Republican base has for her. She's also a very familiar name and face, and that always helps. Given the great talent the Republicans have shown lately for shooting themselves in the foot, her time could be coming.