Here's one for you -- try telling your girlfriend you want to run for president. Especially one like mine.

"You will be to politics what Dennis Miller was to football," The First Dumpling laughed.

Could there be something in it for her? "Oh yeah, I'd get to play White House Barbie."

Well, a media crush might be fun. "I can't wait for Barbara Walters to make me cry."

Now here's what makes The First Dumpling so great. Toss off a few lines, then get serious.

"You know," she said, "there sure are things you could do for women all across the world."

One vote down, 40 million to go.

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In 40 months, GLM and MDO haven't come close to a harsh word, let alone an argument.

(American Candidate) (The Marshall Plan: the American Candidate Platform)