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View Poll Results: Who would you vote for if the election were today, sans Romney? | |||
Clinton | 1 | 2.86% | |
Edwards | 1 | 2.86% | |
Guiliani | 11 | 31.43% | |
Huckabee | 1 | 2.86% | |
McCain | 5 | 14.29% | |
Obama | 10 | 28.57% | |
Paul | 4 | 11.43% | |
Thompson | 0 | 0% | |
Other | 2 | 5.71% | |
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01-04-2008, 10:09 PM | #41 | |
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However, the reality is that no sitting President will allow this to happen. Sitting Presidents and Congress take credit for good things that are currently happening. If you are correct about revising the legacies of prior presidents, then perhaps when Castro finally dies and communism eventually falls, the NY Times headline will read: "Bay of Pigs--Who's Laughing Now?" Popular opinion shapes our history. W is wildly unpopular. Nothing that happens 5-10 years from now will change that.
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01-04-2008, 10:10 PM | #42 | |
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Give the "Bush is the worst president in history" shtick a rest, will ya? Your cataclysmic posting doesn't strengthen your position.
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01-04-2008, 10:12 PM | #43 | |
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I was online that night telling everyone Dewey had won. PS FWIW "tex" I am not saying he is the worst president in history. just saying he is a terrible president. and that his legacy is largely set in stone.
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01-04-2008, 10:13 PM | #44 |
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Harry Truman ended his presidency with an approval rating in the twenties and lost his own parties nomination. Today he's largely considered a good president.
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01-04-2008, 10:17 PM | #45 | |
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01-04-2008, 10:17 PM | #46 | |
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I wonder if it was comforting to die, clinging to the hope that in 20 years someone may wind up liking you. (i ask for personal reasons, too....)
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01-04-2008, 10:18 PM | #47 | |
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Did you like my Bay of Pigs reference? I thought it was good.
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01-04-2008, 10:21 PM | #48 |
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I doubt Harry Truman gave a damn.
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IMHO It may be more important to be a highly intelligent visionary that is also a fantastic communicator than an executive as you define it. Leadership is more than executive experience. I think leadership is the ability to inspire and get people to follow. Obama has that kind of leadership in spades even if he does not have what you consider executive experience. |
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01-04-2008, 10:22 PM | #50 | |
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I doubt Harry gave a damn whether people liked him, a trait shared by W. |
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