[andrewb]

Originally Posted by Gayle

As I've said before on other subjects. The right candidate for the job is the right candidate for the job and creating women only, black only short lists etc is wrong.

I do however agree with encouraging more women and more black people to come forward and stand so that there are more options for people to vote on. But when it comes down to final selection it should be done on merit only.

Wholly agree.

Obama has a good chance of becoming the next US president and you can put a bet on him being incredibly offended if he was to get there because they only allowed black candidates!