In many ways, it seems the perfect qualification. Every boast your rivals make, you can go one better - after all, you've been a soldier, spy, genius, cowboy, psychopath, sheriff... there's no way they can outshine you. Plus, your excellent self-defence skills will negate the need for Secret Service agents to baby-sit you round the clock, saving the nation a tidy sum in straitened times. In fact, you could probably save the United States - possibly the entire world - single-handed, using nothing more than a Cinquecento, a rolling pin and a compact mirror, thus considerably reducing the defense spending bill. Then there's that handy action-hero ability to say everything that needs to be said in sentences of six words or fewer - useful for getting your point across on 24-hour rolling news. And we should never underestimate the power of good looks; in this age of HD television, no one's going to be voting for the candidate who can't take a close-up. And I for one would like to see you assemble a crack team of Hollywood stars in supporting roles: Angelina Jolie as Secretary of State; Clooney running the Army; Alec Baldwin as your Chief of Staff...I can feel a sequel coming on already.
