And if you could pick anyone from fiction for Pres/VP, who would it be?

[Rabrrrrrr]

(but let's stay away from "fantastic" fiction, and stick to the realm of fictional characters who could actually exist; so, no Gandalfs, no Muad'Dibs, no Harry Potters, no Winnie the Poohs, etc.)

I would gladly put my life in the hands of Laura from Battlestar Galactica as president, and vice president would be Jean Luc Picard.

[BikeWriter]

1. Most should be an improvement. We have Capt. Ahab now.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. Captain Ahab? Methinks you think too highly of Fuckstick.

This man is no Ahab. Ahab had a succesful career and a brain.

Maybe more like a lobotomized Ahab. Or perhaps a gangrenous squid testicle.

[BikeWriter]

11. Ahab was crippled by his obsessions for Moby Dick. Stay the course.

[huskerlaw]

2. Bartlet/McGarry

:cry:

or maybe, just to keep things interesting... Cregg/Lyman ;)

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Of course, none of know who those people are -

could you elaborate? What books/shows are they from?

[LSdemocrat]

7. They're all from NBC's The West Wing

[huskerlaw]

14. West Wing

Bartlet is the liberal President played by Martin Sheen. McGarry was his Chief of Staff, played by the late John Spencer.

Cregg is CJ Cregg, originally Bartlet's Press Secretary, now the Chief of Staff, played by Allison Janney. Lyman is Joshua Lyman, Bartlet's Deputy Chief of Staff, played by Bradley Whitford.

[Beaverhausen]

12. Yes- I agree

I loved last night's episode! Way to drag out the eventual Josh/Donna hook-up! (By the way that scene was filmed outside my building. Alan Alda was filming in my lobby last week. He looks great in person!)

[huskerlaw]

15. Oh man!

Once again I'm all jealous! I loved last night's episode too, although I could strangle the girl who picked up the freaking key. GRRRR.

[deadparrot]

18. Yep yep.

Any combination of the orginal WWers would do it for me.

[Katherine Brengle]

30. Mmm... President Bartlet! Or President Andrew Shephard--

from The American President.

Interesting bit of trivia--The West Wing's President Josiah Bartlet is named after one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. :)

[miss_american_pie]

5. Hester Prynne and Nick Carraway

No pandering to religious groups or the extremely wealthy would be a good start.

[Call Me Wesley]

6. Here:

President: Jeffrey Sinclair (Babylon 5)
Vice President: G'Kar (Babylon 5, or is this a 'fantastic' character?)

[Deep13]

8. Drebbin/Nordberg

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Frank Drebbin, from Police Squad?

Come on people, you have to tell where your characters are from. Christ.

[grace0418]

10. I would choose President Palmer from 24

Alive, of course, and not married to the crazy lady. And for VP I'd choose Maria from the Sound of Music. She was good, kind, diplomatic (think of when they put the pinecone on her chair), incredibly resourceful as well as conservation-minded (she could sing, create puppet shows, and sew playclothes out of old draperies). Plus she hated the Nazis and clearly understood how to be a real Christian.

[blindpig]

13. George Washington Heyduke for President!

Hiaasan's Skink for VP. Then we'd get the environmental policy that I want. And a President that I'd want to drink beer with. :D

[Mizmoon]

16. Malcom X and David Duke

You know, the old Malcom, not the "post-Nation of Islam" nice Malcom.

Yes, that would be quite a duo!

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Those guys actually existed, you know.

There really were a Malcom X and a David Duke. In fact, Duke is still alive, if memory serves.

[Mizmoon]

19. No, you're making that up

I guess I forgot the fictonal part.

Then I guess I'd like to see O'Brian from 1984 and James Bond.

[Rowdyboy]

20. Atticus Finch, Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Senator Jefferson Smith (Henry Fonda-"Mr Smith Goes to Washington")
Col. Sherman Potter-4077 Mash

[Deep13]

21. Fonzie/Flanders

Ned Flanders will help with the religious swing vote.

[madinmaryland]

22. Hawkeye Pierce and BJ Honeycutt!

Both Alan Alda and Mike Farrell are liberals!!!

[KatyMan]

23. How are

Laura from Battlestar Galactica and Jean-Luc not "fantastic" fiction?

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. because they have no superpowers - they're just humans.

[MissMillie]

24. Josiah Bartlet of course!

and Leo McGarry

[wildhorses]

25. Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" for President

and Boston George from "Blow" for Vice President

[jobycom]

27. Jean ValJean/Philip Marlowe. I tried to think of a good female character

But there aren't enough good female characters in literature. At least not in leadership roles.

Jean ValJean has the liberal integrity and spirituality combined with a strong entrepeneurial sense. Philip Marlowe can be the tough attack-dog VP with the cynical idealism and the concern for the underdog.

Not that we don't have a fictional president now...

[Beware the Beast Man]

28. Charles Logan of "24."

Only president who could possibly be worse than Bush.

[Radical Activist]

29. Jean Valjean & Sarah Williams

I hope people will know who Jean Valjean is.
Sarah Williams is from an obscure movie I like.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127349/quotes

[Strong Atheist]

31. Cordelia Naismith blows all others out of the water.

http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Bujold-2.htm

[Ron Mexico]

32. Bartlet, for sure. Proven product. (n/t)

[Deep13]

33. Harold/Kumar

1st job, investigate car theft ring lead by NPH.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

34. Bill & Ted.

"Be Excellent to Each Other" sounds like a good platform.

[Gatchaman]

35. Gaius Baltar

Why settle for the lesser evil?

Besides, he governs like Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles. How bad could that be?