Plantagenet, I'm sorry but your point is moot.
As long as there are men available, I for one see NO realistic reason for choosing a female.
First and foremost, sociologists have noted that females have not, do not and cannot exude a level of respect and authority that men do by nature or naturally.
And that when it is forced upon others, including other women, it is not greeted with the the level of submission and acceptance expected by the authors of the feminist movement, and it never will.
Females have a place, but it is NOT that of men!
I'll tell you what, when man can conceive, carry and give birth to another human being, I will consider this very egregiously arrogant fallacy of equality for political and selfish purposes.

Hi AL

I respect your philosophy covering half the people on Earth.

Its far better than LEGO's "ALL MUSLIMS ARE BAD" philosophy of life.
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Maggie Thatcher, self-made woman and great PM, nationally and internationally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

A "British politician and stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century."

She:

- Rolled back the UK's extreme left Union strike power which was holding the UK economy to ransom.

- did much to make UK's win in Falklands War possible (must UK PMs would have chickened out against Argentina)

- helped inspire President Reagan to defang Communist Russia/Eastern Europe into a much weaker empire.

Regards

Pete

Plantagenet, firstly I must awaken you and others to the fact that no one person who is called a Prime Minister or President, under common laws of a democratic country and even a federation, is run/ruled by that person.
Thatcher was nothing more than a selfish, arrogant moron, who had a severe problem of self adoration and narcissistic demeanor.
Everyone seems to forget that these people are simply "messengers" who front the people to announce the decision of GOVERNMENT! NOT THEIR personal opinions or decisions.
If that were the case, they would be DICTATORS!
So, please enough with the sick adoration of these people especially women.
If you care to look at the history of women in high office, especially in the private sector, their performance has been abysmal, and got the job on political grounds (quotas and all that rubbish) rather than on merit.
I am sickened by attitudes such as you have described, in listing what the govt of the day achieved, and YOU deciding that it was all down to her.
Well I'm sorry but you may want to believe that, I will stick with the fact that there are several hundred other MEN in parliament, and one female counts for naught, in such a situation.
Anyway, on a more analytical note.
Thatcher was nothing like what is generally described as a woman.
The closest she would count is as a female; but only just.

I agree with you Pete, but Maggie was the one exception, at least to date.

A quick glance at Germany today will show what is more likely with a woman in power. I doubt Germany will survive the current idiot.We've had some beat ladies, Remember Natasha Stott Despoja.

I watched a couple of TV news programs tonight. You can see them going the same way as education, since it became a requirement for all news room personnel to have long blond or blonded straight hair.

Thanks Hassy

For your part support.

As a special prize check out this 1 minute North Korean goose-step parade to a hot beat http://youtu.be/QbC6dLG_dQY

The Daughters of the Kim Revolution, 29 seconds in, are especially fetching.

Cheers

Pete

I see that there is a new historical accusation against a Labor MP to go with Bill Shorten's unresolved accusation.

I also see that the claimant of the 33yr old claim against the Liberal MP begged the ABC to respect her privacy and not to publish her story. The ABC went ahead anyway. Was her suicide anything to do with this?

The hypocrisy of Penny Wong introducing a 33yr "historical" case of rape that now has no witness or legally admissible evidence at all is breathtaking. It is pure smut and mudracking