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bklyncowgirl

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8. Me too. I generally think that ex-governors make better presidents.

Reply to Xyzse (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 11:48 AM

Jul 2014

All right--there was Reagan--then Shrub--maybe I'd better amend that to DEMOCRATIC governors.

At any rate, I think some of the problems Obama's been having are due to the fact that while he's a great orator and an inspirational figure, he's never actually had to run anything. It's a whole different skill set. Successful governors, the ones who would be re-elected in a landslide if they weren't term limited out, know how to get stuff done.

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