This is an open letter to all Kossacks -- indeed, all progressives -- considering running for public office, especially President.
Fuggedaboutit.
In light of the attacks on Barack Obama by the MSM over his association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, it's safe to assume that anyone posting here is obviously tainted enough that you'll never be able to achieve higher office.
Remember when Markos went on his rant about the Iraq "mercenaries"? The fact that you're still here, even if you vehemently disagreed with Markos at that time, means that you obviously support such views and are therefore unfit to serve your country in the White House.
And what about the 9/11 "conspiracy" diaries? The fact that they were deleted almost as soon as they were posted and the posters banned is immaterial -- they were allowed to be posted in the first place and thus this site must support such views.
(I won't even get into the pootie vs. puppy controversy.)
But it goes far beyond Daily Kos and the blogosphere. What sort of books have you read in your lifetime? Ever peeked into The Communist Manifesto? How about Darwin's Origin of Species? For that matter, if you've ever read any books that have shown up on a banned books list you obviously don't have the judgement required to be President of the United States.
And let's look at your family -- any skeletons on the family tree? Got an uncle who attended an SDS meeting? A grandmother who rented a room to a member of the Weather Underground? A cousin who's using medical marijuana for his HIV? You're outta here -- can't have that sort of thing hanging around.
What it boils down to is the only person who can pass muster and get elected as President is someone who's never had an independent thought, someone with no intellectual curiosity, someone who will only surround himself with those with whom he agrees 100%.
In short, say hello to the perfect President: George W. Bush.