Hail to the New Chief (that is, if Nancy Pelosi doesn't get there first)

The speculation on whether Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton will run for President or not has ended.

As we now know, Mrs. Clinton has declared her intention to run for the office. If she wins, she becomes not only the first woman in the US to become president, but the first former first lady to reach the office (somewhere, Eleanor Roosevelt is having a hissy fit. After all, she could have been President, instead of that invalid albatross of a husband).

But one woman stands in her way. And all it takes is the resignation; impeachment; or- God forbid- the deaths of the current Commander in (or would you prefer 'Liar in) Chief, George W. Bush and his sugar daddy, Richard B. Cheney. I'm talking about none other than the current Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.

You see, Bush and Cheney are whipping boys for both the Democrats and Republicans. The war in Iraq, as we all know, is very unpopular on both sides, and with the majority of the American people (I know, dirty work, kids. But unless you want an al-Qaida/Islamofascist administration in the Oval Office...). Many people, as you can imagine, want President Bush to be impeached and forced to resign- just like another Republican some 33 years ago.

But back to Hillary. The $64,000 question is can she effectively lead the country? True, she supports the War on Terrorism, and she wants votes from the red-state laden heartland. But is going for the more conservative, and mostyly Repuiblican votes going to alienate her more progressive fellow Democrats? Will she cause a third party from the fringe to emerge- and possibly cost both the Republicans and Democrats all three branches of US government?

And how good of a leader will she be? She'll be handed the keys to the powerhouse if she wins on November 4, 2008. Will she be a fair and effective leader of the free world? Will she be just in judgement, and merciful to those who genuinely need help?

Will she keep that first husband of hers from DC area strip clubs?

Only the events of the next year and three-quarters will dictate whether Hillary will become the 44th President of the United States.