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Yupster

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25. Who was the last president to have a good second term?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:20 AM

Feb 2012

Generally what second terms are remembered for is scandals and disasters.

Nixon had Watergate.
Reagan had Iran-Contra
Clinton had Monica
Bush had banking collapse.

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Why are the Republicans throwing the election to Obama? What is going to happen in 2013? 2014? [View all] LiberalArkie Jan 2012 OP

Oh fer fuck's sake alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #1

more like 2016 they think we are spent demtenjeep Jan 2012 #2

I keep hearing that, and if that's the case, they will continue the gateley Jan 2012 #11

They are going to trot out Jeb Bush. Wait and see. Cleita Jan 2012 #3

I totally agree, I think Jeb Bush will be running. n/t teddy51 Jan 2012 #9

I thought that at first ,but it would be orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #14

I think it was meant in 2016 laundry_queen Jan 2012 #24

I meant the taste of Shrubco orpupilofnature57 Feb 2012 #28

If you mean for this year, no way. TheWraith Feb 2012 #27

What on earth are you talking about? a la izquierda Jan 2012 #4

If Obama wins the 2014 midterms will be ugly bluestateguy Jan 2012 #5

They have no control of their 'party,' different from the past. elleng Jan 2012 #6

What I was asking is are we going to have another financial bust that they know about? LiberalArkie Jan 2012 #7

Intelligent people know it was Shrub & Kitten Eater orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #10

No No, you're reading it all wrong. This is what the GOP does: FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #23

Sure there'll be another financial bust.......... socialist_n_TN Feb 2012 #26

The media will make sure it's a close election thelordofhell Jan 2012 #8

The media would have made TrCHump their champion orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #12

With Citizen's United it won't matter who wins. Corporations will be running the country. We need southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #13

Thats the key ,uniting the people orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #16

Your right. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #22

The elder gods will rise, I guess. sibelian Jan 2012 #15

Pass that this way. orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #18

OOOOO if I could PASS it THAT way... sibelian Jan 2012 #20

On which planet? L. Coyote Jan 2012 #17

They're dumping the trash from the clown car so they can fill it up with more trash. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #19

Their clown car ,we have to buy the gas orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #21

Who was the last president to have a good second term? Yupster Feb 2012 #25