Choose the next president here! Criteria: only good-looking, tall, light skinned

[librechik]

can succeed.

http://www.forbes.com/2005/05/05/cx_sr_0505bizbasics.html

Two university researchers say the penalty for plainness is 5% to 10% lower pay in all occupations, or slightly larger than the premium for good looks.


http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleID=594&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=085194ff217c4a2bad7b074f9de5085f-223823286-W4-2
As if the vertically-challenged don't have to deal with enough (what with hemming pant legs, straining to peer over people at concerts, and struggling to reach the top shelf at grocery stores), it turns out taller people are better compensated than their shorter colleagues. To add insult to injury, height has not only been linked to larger paychecks and greater self-confidence, but also to higher intelligence.*

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070127/ap_on_bi_ge/skin_tone_income
Joni Hersch, a law and economics professor at Vanderbilt University, looked at a government survey of 2,084 legal immigrants to the United States from around the world and found that those with the lightest skin earned an average of 8 percent to 15 percent more than similar immigrants with much darker skin.

So, who best fits those criteria? Or better yet, who LEAST fits the criteria? And I also must add that, sadly, women do not fit the stereotype of "successful/President" and therefore my bet is Americans do not give "That Girl" the job, no matter how cute, tall or blondish she is.

Am I underestimating the intelligence of Americans? How many Republican girls are squirmy over Bush cuz he is so buff and cute? (eccch, personally) And don't get me started about Slick Willy.

What do you think? will we choose gravity and substance (Gore, Kerry) or a someone "electable" as a Baldwin? And how tall is John Edwards?

Maybe a points system is in order.

[Crabby Appleton]

1. Short People

got grubby little fingers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4KXw_ap8Y

[Life Long Dem]

2. John Edwards might be the same height as Bush.

With all the publicity Hillary has had in the last two weeks compared to Edwards, Edwards is right up there in the polls. Right now I'm leaning toward Edwards.

Just an added note about Edwards. In 2004 when Ohio was close, he seemed like he wasn't going to throw in the towel and concede to Bush (although this is not his decision or job to do) he looked somewhat stunned when Kerry moments later did so. My point is, I feel Edwards may not be the quitter that Kerry was and would have fought. As we see now from the court rulings a judge recently decided that Ohio's election results were rigged. Now if ( and he did so later but it was a little too late, and he never followed through to this day)

[librechik]

3. indeed--and besides, he's really really cute.