The Year of the Political Hot Mommas

2006 is turning out to be the year of the women. Excluding cheaters, the famle specie seems to be dominating the world of politics. The next few years wouldn't be different especially for the United States of America. Two years from now, we should prepare ourselves for three words: Presidentiable Hillary Clinton.

However, I believe that there are three women politicians who were able to stole the limelight from the rest. For lack of better description, let me call them as the Political Hot Mommas. Power and pulchritude is such a fatal combination.


Segolene Royal (France)

In my opinion she is the definition of a political hot momma: beautiful, charismatic, and phenomenal. Some people dub her as a Political Pin-Up. But her recent victory in the Socialist Primary as its official presidential candidate next year sealed her place as one of the most powerful figures in politics today. If she wins next year (and its very probable that she will), then France will have their first female president. As Paris Hilton would say, 'that's hot.' Plus her name... Can a name be more be more beautiful and regal than Segolene Royale?



Nancy Pelosi (United States of America)

The Republicans tried to paint her as this out and out liberal who will try destroy the long-held values of the American people. From the bluest of blue district, San Francisco, Nancy Patricia D' Alessandro Pelosi shot to the nation's prominence. Call her Madame Speaker Pelosi. Let's just say that the Grand Old Party's worst nightmare came true.


Loren Legarda (Philippines)

The book. The break-up. The recount. She is leading in all senatoriable surveys. She recently topped the trust ratings among Filipinos. It's quite puzzling that like Loren who isn't even holding any elected office. Ducky Paredes in his column said that Legarda has come to her own. If CLEAN ELECTIONS would push through, then prepare yourself for another six years of pashmina in the august chamber.

The Phenomenon: Marie Segolene Royal

I've been following the political careers of some politicians around the world. On top of my list are US Senator Barack Obama (he had me at 'audacity of hope') and leading French presidential candidate Marie Segolene Royal.

Marie Segolene Royal. Can a name be more beautiful?

Royal is a phenomenon. This could probably be the first time the French saw a woman trampling her older male opponents in the dust.

Not even chauvinism could stop her growing power. I got this quote from the Wikepedia (click on the title to read the complete article): "Among active members of the Socialist Party who met at a "summer session" 57% preferred her as their candidate, 15% preferred Jospin, 11% Strauss Kahn and 9% Jack Lang. If there were a second round of votes she would receive 69% of the vote against Jospin and 73% against Jack Lang. Some on the left of the party criticize her position as overly "liberal" or moderate and she is widely seen as a pragmatist rather than a leftist candidate."

A whopping fifty-seven percent.

Not only is she popular in her own party but among French people as well.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo could only dream for that kind of support.

But one Royal quote that I really like is this: "Why, should one have to be sad, ugly and boring to go into politics these days?"

What's wrong with it? If you're an intelligent and popular leader who happens to look like someone who just stepped out of FHM - does that make you a nuisance candidate?

No.

By the way, she was rated as the sixth sexiest woman by the Frenchmen last June.

Welcome to the Royal Phenomenon.

By the way, she had a headline-grabbing picture a couple weeks (or months) ago. She was pictured wearing a turquoise green bikini. They made a big fuss about it. My question is why?

1. She was at the beach. Don't expect her to wear some restrictive power suit.
2. She has the body to wear those skimpy swim wear.
3. It's better seieing her wear that bikini THAN Jacques Chirac.