Stephen Colbert for President: Is America Ready for a Faking Frenchman?

In announcing his candidacy for presidency, Stephen Colbert hopes to beat Fred Thompson to the punch for the Hollywood fan ticket, or so one would presume. At its barest, we can rest assured that Stephen has what it takes in order to be the nation's next President - he has absolutely no qualms changing any particular aspect of his character in order to garner acclaim and fame. From an admittedly Irish background, the native Colbert admitted to Conservative political commentator Bill O'Reilly that he dropped the T sound at the end of his name in something of an appeasement of the media.

He still, however, attempts to garner the Irish vote by staunchly reminding them that he is, by all accounts, still as Irish as ever. The dropping of the T was purely for political purposes.

Some experts wonder if he perhaps waited too long to enter into the race - wondering if this may hurt his chances in the primaries. Perhaps to make up for this tardy debut onto the political scene, Stephen Colbert has announced his candidacy as both Republican and Democrat, and further went on to say that he runs as a "Favorite son of South Carolina".

It has been pointed out however that he stands a good chance of winning several key votes that have the potential to hinder his competition - such as the religious vote for his observance of Lent. In 2006, he was named by Time Magazine to be one of the top 100 Most Influential People, and stands educated, having received a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Knox College.

He's made international guest appearances and offered to bring his boat to the ruins of Katrina to offer assistance - demonstrating that he's a capable leader in times of crises and has no problems with potential foreign relations. So far he sounds like your typical politician.

And like all politicians, Colbert has a darker side to him - a side of corporate greed and corruption.