Would it help if I pointed out that all the guys Doc operated on, for the most part, were evil beyond redemption? However, a few did slip through the cracks, which explains the Bush line. If Doc could have seen into the future, he would have spayed or neutered someone in that family, sparing us Dubya.

I don't think you'll see much improvement with Lamont Cranston in charge...he spends his time putting big holes in these guys with twin automatics. Doc at least wants to humanely rehabilitate these creeps. My favorite line from Philip Jose Farmer's Doc Savage - His Apocalyptic Life is "To (the Shadow) the only good crook was a dead crook and (he) made sure the back alleys and waterfronts of New York were filled with good crooks."

Besides, fer cryin' out loud...it's Doc Savage! If he declared himself Emperor of the World, I'd at least say, "Well, let's hear his side of it."

You know, Nick Fury is one of my favorite characters, but I don't think he'd be my choice for president. Probably Foggy Nelson; he's the most decent guy there.

Or Stephen Colbert. Joey promised.

That 1.23% voted for Amanda Waller scares the ever-living poo outta me. Perry White works best for me; a good heart and he gets things done.

Jefferson Pierce, your favorite son, would work out swell, too. But I know too many people in the Obama campaign, and I think Pierce would need them, too.

Pogo can't have the job. Term limits, you know.

Oliver Warbucks? For those who think Amanda Waller's a softie? But, oddly, Mammy Yokum doesn't scare me at all. I'd go with her, since the Jeep wasn't born in the U.S.

Best choice on any of your lists: Grandma Duck. Hands down. Or...whatever they are.

I voted for Doc Savage but I see your point. Perhaps elevation to the highest office means that he would have the established legal system to use and therefore not need to do those things. Unfortunately, any thought of voting for a superhero has to come with the acceptance that they are a vigilante and therefore on some level a loose cannon. That being said, what about Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt? Now there's a spiritual guy.

However in the issue of Lamont Cranston, don't be fooled. He is not the Shadow; he's a separate person whose identity the Shadow often uses. The man you want is Kent Allard. But of course that's a secret.

How can you actively campaign against the candidacy of Clark Savage, Jr., when he shares the same birthday with your Sainted Wife Barbara?