11 fictional presidents that might get your vote

Few U.S. presidents are logged in the history books with a wholly untainted legacy. But do you know who never let us down in a time when the nation and the world at large was facing its biggest crisis? President Whitmore.

If the name doesn't ring a bill, think Bill Pullman in his inspired role as fearless leader in the 1996 blockbuster "Independence Day." With moving speeches amid alien-ravaged rubble and an admirable stint as a spaceship-blasting fighter pilot, President Whitmore joins one blogger's list of characters, who, had they decided to run (or exist), would likely garner more votes than Barack Obama or John McCain.

After all, Dennis Haysbert as David Palmer in "24" did pave the way for the country to accept Obama as a viable candidate. At least that's what Haysbert seems to think.

As you, a responsible American citizen, enter the voting booth today, think of the greats: Jack Nicholson as the goofy leader in "Mars Attacks" or Harrison Ford as the butt-kicking executive from "Air Force One." [ 11 Fictional Presidents You'd Likely Vote For Over Obama & McCain ]

-- Mark Milian