And the past two election, my team has won and given me bragging rights. But what about the next one???

It's not too early to begin talking about who the candidates may be. In the democrat's corner, of course, all the buzz has been about Senator Hillary Clinton. Most of the liberals I know (yes, I have some liberal friends) are not only anticipating her announcement that she is running, they also believe she could win. So of course, there has been some trash talking on both sides. Trash talking with my friends usually leads to some sort of wager. As it did in this case.

When it came right down to it, I said that we won't have a female president in my lifetime. A bold statement that I often wonder where it came from. Upon reflection, I probably should have given that some more thought. At any rate, I also managed to state (around the foot I already had in my mouth) that if we do ever get a female president, that I would move out of the country.

Of course I'm no stranger to bold statements or bold wagers. I recall coming to Alaska after losing a similar bet in Oregon. Something about "if we ever get a female govenor..."

Now state to state is one thing, but country to country? That's kinda scary. I mean, where am I gonna go? I can't go to Canada, they're way too liberal for me. Mexico? England? Japan? None of those sound good to me. Then it hit me...Australia! They supported us in the war. But I hear they are strong on unions. Yuck. I guess I'll have to research them some more.

Now I'm pretty confident that it won't come down to moving. I don't think America has gotten to the point that a woman has a chance to be president. But I do regret the "in my lifetime" part of the wager.

Funny, I don't recall winning anything if I'm right. What kind of a stupid bet did I make?

Well, it should add some extra excitement every four years to what is already my favorite part of national politics.

But just for the record, I don't want to move.

I'll be gone for awhile, so until next time, see ya.

Be honest now, you don't want her for our president, DO YA??