If a comet was screaming towards Earth to wipe us all out, who would you want as the next President?

Question

If NASA scientists and every other cosmologist and astro-physicist on the planet agreed that every living thing on Earth would be wiped out by a massive comet in 2 years, who would you vote for in 2008, and why?

Who do you think would be up to the challenge??

Hmmm, based on the answers so far, perhaps I should have asked this question when the more serious people are online.
This is not meant as a joke, folks. Who do you think would be the best at dealing with a catastrophic consequence as I have postulated?
These flippant answers are sad.

N. Cognito...thank you for your answer; the most thoughtful of the bunch so far.

But what does that say about what folks think of our current crop of candidates, or either party, that no one is willing to answer seriously?

Hey Scruffycat, WOW, you're so defeatist! Why don't you expect that your leaders would even TRY to find a solution? Don't you want them to work together to, if not solve the problem altogether, at least figure out a way for SOME people to survive??
I guess you're the kind who would just shrug your shoulders at the news, and rob a bank and have sex until doomsday instead of trying to survive, huh?
Don't you expect MORE from your leaders??

Scruffycat....This is not about experience in dealing with a comet. How short-sighted of you. It's a metaphor!
And it's a shame that people like you actually get to vote. No wonder we're in such a mess.
It's about the bigger picture of dealing with a problem that effects EVERYBODY.

Scruffycat...I remember Skylab too...but even if it would have hit land, it wouldn't have effected EVERYONE. Again, you're being short-sighted.
Why can't you just answer the question??? WHO would you want as President to deal with that situation??? It's a pretty simple question!
What, are you really a politician used to triangulating...using words to answer a question without giving an answer??
Just say WHO you would want as Pres!
GEEZ!!!!

arch0049: Even though I hate Hillary, you're the only one so far who answered the question thoughtfully. Thanks!

Answer 1

Ron Paul, because he wouldn't be the type of person to exploit the emergency situation to erode personal liberties.
i believe he would attempt to find a solution that wouldn't be a panic reaction to save only people he saw fit to save.
I believe he would develop a decent strategy to handle the problem, and take care of it, utilizing the world's best scientific minds.

Answer 2

Is this from the field of candidates we already have?

Then I would say Hillary Clinton. I think she could actually get through the red tape. Everyone else I couldn't trust. Especially Guiliani. Because, even if China or Russia or the UK sent something up there to blast it off course - he would act like he was really instrumental in defeating the comet. Even though he would probably to busy having an affair in the White House and sad about his kids not returning his calls...

Anybody on the planet to choose from? I don't know... Some MIT or Cal- Berkeley Nerds I guess.

Answer 3

Bruce Willis

**EDIT**
Look, the comet is going to come smashing to the earth and wipe us all out. I'm sorry, but, what's to "handle"? This isn't something a president can "handle." Personally, I figure that, if the comet will be here in 2 years, the time to "handle" the problem is now, not in 2 years when we're already crispy critters.

Also, what is ANY president going to do? Personally, I'm clueless. I don't think ANY president would know how to "handle" this problem.

If you want serious answers, then ask something a little more in the realistic department. I mean, sure, a comet could come screeching toward the earth in 2 years... but IF voting is even in the forefront of my mind with such an imminent tragedy forthcoming, I'm not gonna vote based on my confidence in the candidate's "comet - crisis -handling" skills.

Bring it down to a more practical scenario... maybe an imminent war with another country or something.

**EDIT EDIT**
Here's what all the answerers say about our current crop of candidates: NO ONE, NO MORTAL MAN is capable of dealing with a comet careening toward the earth. It's never been done before, so there is NO WAY to base ANY vote on ANYBODY's experience. What's not to get about that? The unserious answers here are only as goofy as the question, itself.

*edit*
A comet?? You might as well have said Godzilla. Pick something that has some precedence... As I recall, the year I graduated high school, 1979, Skylab was supposed to fall to earth and kill hundreds of people. There was nothing anyone could do. It was just hurtling down to earth from outer space... it caused some worry... people made "skylab hats" and generally made fun of an incident for which they had no idea how to prevent. As it was, the satellite broke up when it hit the atmosphere, and most, if not all, of the pieces landed in the ocean, injuring no one... and it was soon forgotten.
No, I don't expect ANY candidate to have the slightest idea how to stop a comet. No one knew how to stop Skylab.

**EDIT**
Well, basically, I'm going to vote for the person I was already going to vote for. At this point in time, I'm leaning towards Giuliani... but not because of his comet experience... more because I think he can handle a world crisis....
Sorry... your comet metaphor is just... out there...

Answer 4

Romney. He, of those currently running, would perhaps be best at keeping the calm. That is, of course, as you say 'it will be all over in two years'. What more could any leader or anyone else do but try to maintain calm.
Then again, there would be people going nuts with fear and others committing crime of all kinds, knowing there is nothing to loose, so perhaps Giuliani would be a good president with Romney as VP.

Answer 5

A collection of science and military, a temporary council to work to solve the problem. It would have to be worldwide in nature.

Personally, I would buy up a couple of hundred pounds of flour, pancake mix, bottled water and guns. I would put in a huge propane tank and get ready for what is to come. Oh, and lots of insulin for my daughter.

Answer 6

I think who is the president would be the last thing on my mind; I'd be too busy living it up for the next two years before the comet creams the entire planet.

Answer 7

A moot point, I believe..... recall the last one.... 65 million years ago, dino going about his business and then.... checkout time! And the rise of the most destructive pestilance visited upon this poor planet (I refer of course, to us)- the planet will survive, and we will likely not, a similar impact... instead of worrying about whom to vote for, I would spend my days doing more important things with people who matter to me...

Answer 8

The pope or the dahli lama. They have had many years of experience praying and meditating and they may have the right connections.

Answer 9

I can't believe Im going to give W any kind of well wishes but. I would like to have him (pukes in my mouth a little) He seems to be good at blowing shat up!!!

Answer 10

John Kerry would know what to do; call the UN.