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Originally Posted by BlueK
I don't forget Carter. Both he and Bush get an F for leadership. They both suck there and it led in both cases to disaster in foreign policy. But I think you give Bush too much credit for the economy. Carter trashed it because he inherited a bad situation and everything he did made it worse. Bush is only saved there because fortunately he comes from a somewhat conservative economic philosophy of leaving it alone (with the exception of spending like crazy). He also inherits the Reagan legacy of letting the federal reserve do it's thing independent of the presidency, something that got Carter and previous presidents in trouble.
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So you admit that his more conservative tendencies are better than Carter's bad tendencies.