America prides itself on being the land of opportunity, freedom, and equality; however, there's yet to be a female president. Why is this? We've had excellent role models such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sandra Day O'Conner, Condoleezza Rice, and Nancy Pelosi who have proven that women are equally as capable as men when it comes to these "political things."  The truth is that we haven't had a female president because we haven't had a female president. I am aware that this is circular logic, but what I'm saying is  that people are scared of change and therefore stick with the familiar; which, in this case, means having a male president term after term.

But what if we did have a female president? What attributes does the female sex possess that would enable a woman to lead this country with the same strength as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Abraham Lincoln?

First of all, women aren't very fond of violence, so war would be the absolute last tactic employed in any situation. We would rather talk until we're blue in the face than to send our sons, husbands, and brothers off to war.  However, we all know that talking in many cases for women means, "I'm going to talk and you're going to listen." This would give us an advantage over other countries with male leaders in that they may let America have its way just to silence the woman.

Also, women are far better collaborators than men.  Face it boys: you like to do things your way, even if your way is wrong. That's why you won't ask for directions and why you put things together and always have extra parts.  Women need not only a second, but also a third and a fourth opinion on everything. Why? We're very thorough and want to make sure we're right. 

Yes, women are usually more emotional than men. Stick a girl in front of one of those commercials with the starving children in Africa and watch her eyes instantly tear. Being emotional isn't necessarily a bad thing. Women just have a more compassionate nature than men; therefore, poverty, education, and health care problems would all be on the decline because a female president wouldn't want people to suffer or do without.

However, women can be strong as well, and I'm not talking about being able to make it through an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" without crying.  A woman can be just as firm and intimidating as any man. You want an intimidating leader? Send a female Harvard Law graduate into a room full of men any day.  Then ask which sex is the most intimidated. Men are scared of intelligent, powerful women that have a say in the ways of the world.  That's why women didn't get to vote until the 1920s and why we still don't get paid as much as men for doing the exact same jobs.  If we do happen to have a woman president, she'll probably have to take a cut in pay and benefits just for having a vagina.

On another note, if I should ever again hear the argument that a woman can't lead because she's either premenstrual or menopausal I'm just going to scream.  This idea is ludicrous.  A woman's reproductive cycle has absolutely nothing to do with politics.  If a woman is dealing with pms, send her to the crazy dictators of the world and let her have a huge hormonal tantrum in their offices, and if she's menopausal let her deal with global warming-God knows she won't want it getting any hotter.

Disclaimer: This is in no way intended to serve as an advocation for Hillary Clinton.  If you like her, vote for her; if you don't, don't. Do not dismiss her because she is a woman.  Remember, your mother is a woman too.