Reply #5: No way.... [View All]

...should Hillary even be considered. She is damaged goods, by association if nothing else.
And nor should Kerry be considered either. Now before you beat me up I'll clarify....

The next POTUS needs to be a different animal to what has been required in living memory. The requirements of the next pres will be unprecedented.
The gov't is broken. All of it, to a greater or lesser degree. Federal and many (all?) states. The patient is gravely ill and needs the best specialist physician that can be found.
Traditionally a pres has been hired to "run" the nation. Now the country actually needs serious repair. That means a new job description needs writing and a candidate profile developed.
There are ample examples of bent politics and whoring politicians on both sides of the house. It is time for a fresh start with a fresh face.

I believe the next pres should be a true independent. Both major parties are too dysfunctional and both have had their noses in the collective trough too long. The parties are part of the problem.

America needs a new face, one who can say sorry on behalf of the people and be believed. One who can stop America hurting other people as it pleases. One who is brave enough to let in the international experts to audit the gov'ts business on behalf of the people. One who can lead a big team with mops and buckets to clean all the manure out of gov't in plain view - no secret deals. One who can encourage the mysteries of 911 to be properly developed, and knows that the safest vote is with pencil and paper, and that there are repairs to be done all around the world. And perhaps most importantly can put in place a whole new administration that can achieve all the above without getting their noses in any troughs, public or corporate. Treble their salaries and give them less reason to be even tempted.

I fear that the patient may die in the hands of either party.
The WH needs to go neutral to be able to clean up both sides of the houses without fear or favour. Anything else will likely be a coat of whitewash.