Takaichi is so CUTE!

Though I am 94 and should be past such frivolity, I'm afraid I still judge foreign leaders by their looks. Japan at the moment has a prime minister named Sanae Takaichi, and every time I see her face online, I am thrilled. She's a delight to behold, and I wish her well in Sunday's snap election.

It's a small defense, I know, but to a certain extent I apply a similar filter to the males of the species. Thus I judge Gavin Newsome of California as just too pretty to serve as president of the United States, and JB Pritzker of Illinois as -- well, I'm sorry, but it's true -- too ugly. So wise up, Democrats, and find a face in the normal range: Rahm Emanuel, perhaps, or Amy Klobuchar. (Or both!)

One thing is certain. Whoever runs in 2028, we won't have a president in 2029 who makes me as happy as does today's prime minister of Japan.