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9. Maybe one of the best Republican Presidents.
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 12:28 PM
Aug 2013

Even Clinton has him bear in that category. At least Clinton got the economy back on track, even with a Republican Congress.
That (D) does not make him the genuine article. Not with his caving to the Republicans, appointing Republican Agency Heads, escalating the drone wars, and prosecuting more whistle blowers than any other president.
And he did not get us out of Iraq. Not only were we were kicked out, we left behind 10's of thousands of mercenaries. There is still a war goinging there.
And there is his being for the NSA and the illegal hoovering up the communications of US citizens in this country, in violation of the 4th Amendment. Just because it is "legal" does not necessarily make it constitutional. Real Democrat does not mean 3rd Way or DLC. Those are Republican Lite.

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