Argentina's First Lady Likely to be Next President  
Saturday, October 27th, 2007

 

The lovely lady above - who looks like my mama in the 70's in that photo on the left - is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.  First Lady and Senator Cristina Fernandez is the wife of the leader of Argentina, President Nestor Kirchner.

(Reuters)

The political beliefs of Argentine presidential front-runner Cristina Fernandez were forged in the country's turbulent 1970s when she was a leftist activist and law student. Fernandez, 54, has retained the combative style of her '70s activism during an 18-year legislative career, saying she remains faithful to the ideals of social justice and human rights she developed then.

Polls forecast her winning 45 percent of Sunday's vote -- far ahead of closest rival Elisa Carrio, another woman lawmaker -- and succeeding her husband President Nestor Kirchner, who is popular after four years of robust economic recovery.

If she wins, Fernandez's determined style is likely to shape her presidency, along with key policies of state intervention in the economy, a weak currency to boost exports and deals with businesses and unions to tame inflation.

You can read more of the article and view more pictures here.

Argentina is looking better and better!  Doesn't America need a president like this?  Ask her to run here, instead!  Oh wait, she wasn't born here.

Well, maybe ABC should have a reality show for America's next president.  I mean, I'm not feeling the direction everything is going in as of late.

And if Stephen Colbert can run, what the hell?  He signed his papers with an alias and a pink feather pen!

Calling all contestants who are natural-born citizens in the U.S., who've resided here for at least fourteen years, and who are at least 35!  Step on up!

   

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