Sissy Willis: "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected"

Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman as a major general in May 1865. The black ribbon of mourning on his left arm is for President Lincoln. Portrait by Mathew Brady. Blogpost title refers to the General's much-quoted response when he was being considered as a possible Republican candidate for the presidential election of 1884.

We just stumbled upon an update to a January 15 Instapundit item that we'd missed:

Reader EMB Whitton writes: “Sissy Willis for president!” I think she’s much too sane to want the job.

He's right about our not wanting the job, but the jury's still out on the "too sane" part.

Comments

[retriever]

There's an awesome Gaudens bust of Sherman at his house. Will email you some photos I took of it when I can get into the Imac that froze when I updated with Snow Leopard (grrrr).

[goomp]

How about a presidential advisor, will you be willing to serve?

[brooklyn]

Such a well deserved compliment.

Perhaps the Nation would have been better served, if Sherman had served.

I know SISSY would make the best President of all.