Women are the largest block of the electorate, so that's one thing in her favor. She's got military (2) AND National Intelligence (3) cred , she's a democrat (4), she lives in Virginia (5) (AND South Carolina (6), part of the year). Of course, she endorsed Hillary (hey, nobody's perfect!), so Obama will have to wait until the nomination is determined, but still... She's a sixfer (as opposed to a mere "twofer" or "threefer").
A brief
bio found at the Huffington Post(with a few particularly juicy bits bolded by me):
Claudia J. Kennedy is the first and only woman to achieve the rank of three-star general in the United States Army, taking her from the Women’s Army Corps in the late 1960s to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for Army Intelligence from 1997 to 2000. She oversaw policies and operations affecting 45,000 people stationed worldwide with a budget of nearly $1 billion.
Following in her father’s footsteps, General Kennedy joined the Army in 1968. In 1969, she was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. During her career, she commanded a company, an intelligence battalion, a recruiting battalion and an intelligence brigade. As a general officer, she served as the senior intelligence officer for the U.S. Forces Command, Deputy Commanding General for the Army Intelligence Center and School and completing her career as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.
General Kennedy received numerous honors and awards during her military career, including the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal and four Legions of Merits, which are awarded for “exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.”
Claudia Kennedy has been named to a list of “Best Women Role Models”, and Vanity Fair’s “Most Influential”. She also was named to the Ladies Home Journal’s “100 Most Important Women” list. General Kennedy has been honored for leadership and lifetime achievement by such organizations as Business and Professional Women (USA), Girl Scout Council of Hawaii, Women Executives and State Government, National Women’s Law Center, DAR, the National Center for Women and Policy, and the Volunteers of America. General Kennedy has a BA degree in philosophy from Rhodes College.
Since completing her Army career, Claudia Kennedy has lived in Fairfax County, Virginia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. She works to help children by chairing First Star, a nonprofit corporation. Her book, Generally Speaking, was published in September 2001. She is a trustee of Rhodes College and is associated with Essex Corporation, Opportunity International, The White House Project, Population Action International, NeuralStem, Inc., and with the International Spy Museum. She has appeared as a military consultant for NBC and CNN and as a guest on Larry King Live, NewsNight with Aaron Brown, Wolf Blitzer Reports and ABC’s Good Morning America, among others. She is married to Harold S. Hadley, a Canadian businessman.
Of course, I don't know if she's interested. But *I* want her on the short list. And IMHO, she's one of the few women on the national scene that could be elected President (in 8 years, of course!)
**edited to add snark**