re: I hate what the office of the presidency has become (not an Obama hate thread)

What's funny is the progress can only come from a candidate on the left. A first black or woman president can't come from the GOP or else they are eviscerated by the media and Libs. Look at Palin or guys like Ben Carson considering running. The true colors of the left show that it isn't progress they want, but rather using race/gender to garner votes from those who feel victimized die to their race or gender, in order to win elections and further a leftist agenda.they can't win on pure leftist ideals without lying and making up faux social issues

True progress would be naturally electing a person based on his/her qualifications and policy and not looking at gender or skin color as reasons to vote for or against.