Political musings

President:
It makes you feel depressed to read the current ravings of ruling party, Congress, to push their candidate for Presidency…I can not see any thing great in this person called Ms. Pratibha Patil except that she is a woman; she is aged (70 years old) and like any other politician she is reportedly corrupt, successfully got a murder case waived against her brother, involved in co-operative bank scandal in addition to a sugar factory scandal.
One wonders as to what is that special quality or characteristic that attracted Congress Supremo, Sonia Gandhi to suggest her name!
Why the highest office in Indian government has to be occupied by a least impressive personality, assuming that she wins? She seems to be a sure winner considering (almost non-existent) the opposition. I have nothing against woman president but I would have liked some one less elderly with a good academic background and as little taint as possible on their character. (it seems to me to expect a spotless character now-a-days is an unachievable pipe dream!!!); I don’t think she has any of these qualities or qualifications and yet for all practical purposes she is more than likely to be our next President!!!