I had this entire post on how I felt about the new primetime show Commander-in-Chief with Geena Davis in the starring role and I pressed the wrong button and it was gone! I just can’t write all that again. So this is the short version of what you’ll never see…

So ABC,allows Geena Davis to take the oath of office as the first female president on "Commander in Chief." But Mackenzie Allen is not entirely welcome in the Oval Office, since her ascension from vice president goes against the wishes of even the dying chief executive, who wants her to step aside and let someone "more appropriate" (a man?) take his place. That would be Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton, a political veteran played by Donald Sutherland who will lead the opposition against the Allen administration. Hail to this fascinating new drama!

Although I hear Geena Davis was actually the third choice for the role of Mackenzie Allen the new President of the United States, I think she did a heck of a job tonight.

The NY Times raised a good question about how the creator of this show would go about getting a woman in the White House…would it be through the front door (by getting elected) or the back door (by ascending to the role after Presidential incapacitation or death)…guess which one it was?

"For the first time in our nation’s history, a woman leads us. How will President Mackenzie Allen face challenges, both personal and political, unknown to any previous Commander in Chief? The answers, opinions, and even more questions are here, in the words of the people." There is a site for those who want to comment on the show here.

Democrats hope the show takes off so that maybe, perhaps…some could see a women in the White House some day. Geena herself said "(a Democrat playing an independent) "We’re making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It’s certainly about time that we had a few female presidents."

I was smiling throughout the entire show because I think its time. It still pains me to hear of the ridiculous views some men (even some many of us like and admire) have about women, how some men treat women in leadership, etc. What I thought was real neat was when the dead President’s wife tells Geena aka Mackenzie that if Moses had been a woman he would have lead the Israelites to their destination in one week because he would have stopped to ask for directions. Hilarious!

Anyway, its time for me to hit the sack. But I think this show will be a hit and least that is my hope.