Single President?
By rainie30
@rainie30 (146)
United States
January 3, 2010 9:58pm CST
My friend and I were debating if we could ever have a single man voted in as President of the USA. She feels yes, I say no. Too many of our values have to do with children, and I think Americans just trust someone who is a 'family man' more than a fatherless bachelor. What do you think?
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
4 Jan 10
I believe bachelors can have family and children valves just like a married man. I believe since we finally were able to elect a black President it is very likely that we could one day also elect a single President. I think it would be quite interesting and different for the White House and it would be nice to see in my life time.
@RobinJ (2501)
• Canada
4 Jan 10
While i do not live in the USA, I would never have any problem voting for a singe person for President or Prime Minister, providing they were qualified. I think is isn't a great idea to vote for a person because they say and do things to please a lot of people, there will come a day when that person will not be able to deliver on his/her promises. It isn't that they don't wish to but are over ruled by a majority that may be the exact opposite of what YOU want. You have to be very familiar with the party they belong to, because even though the person may be popular and have great ideas, the party may not be in agreement. And now it seems that they will say and do anything to get your vote and once in office follow party rule.
@rainie30 (146)
• United States
4 Jan 10
I couldn't agree more. So many people vote for the wrong reasons. I wish there was actually a test that had to be taken and passed in order to be able to vote. Anyone who votes who doesn't know the candidates and their agendas is a huge part of the problem, regardless of which country we are talking about.
@marguicha (223764)
• Chile
4 Jan 10
I don´t live in the United States but I don´t think you have a point in what you are saying. In some religions, priests are bachelors but that doesn´t mean they don´t value children or family. Another thing that made me wonder is that you are always speaking of a president as a man as though it couldn´t be a woman. In my country we have a woman president. She divorced the father of her two first children and had her last child from a relation with no marriage. Still, she cares for family values and for children, education and health. She is a respected person all around the world and my only sorrow is that her period is about to end.
When she came into office, the newspapers were asking themselves who would be her escort as she did not have a partner then. She has done wonderfully well alone.
Happy posting from a chilean mylotter
Happy posting from a chilean mylotter
@rainie30 (146)
• United States
4 Jan 10
I actually voted for a candidate where if he had won and something happened to him, a female would have taken over the presidency. I have no problem with a female being a leader if she is qualified. For this particular debate, we were talking about a male president though, a married man with children versus a single man with no children.
Our debate lasted much longer than the time it took me to type out a quick question here - in the history of America, we have only had one president who wasn't married and just six who didn't have children. I am probably in the minority, my family even agrees that marital status doesn't matter, nor does having children of his own. And if it was between a single childless politician who was right for the job, versus a married father who lacked the right skills, I would vote for the one best suited for the job. But if they were equal, being married and having a family of his own would sway me to that particular man. Thats all.
@TheMetallion (1834)
• United States
17 Feb 10
President James Buchanan was a bachelor, and he was elected in 1857.
