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jtuck004

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23. Good for you, but you just gave me another reason to be happy I'm older. n/t

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Sat Dec 20, 2014, 06:41 PM

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Obama now officially my pick for greatest president of my lifetime (born in 1968) [View all] arely staircase Dec 2014 OP

Viva Obama! Viva Cuba! flamingdem Dec 2014 #1

Absolutely. If 1968 is the starting year, there's no question Obama is greatest. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #2

pretty hard to fathom, with so many problems and issues still endemic and basic to many Americans bigtree Dec 2014 #3

Who do you propose as a better President? n/t pnwmom Dec 2014 #4

I don't see where I'm making that argument bigtree Dec 2014 #8

You were responding to an OP about the best President. pnwmom Dec 2014 #10

it should depend on what standard you use bigtree Dec 2014 #12

I agree with you. This is a pure Obama adulation thread and those that don't agree rhett o rick Dec 2014 #35

These sound more important than those of the op. n/t 5X Dec 2014 #7

I'd also take issue with regarding his immigration policies favorably bigtree Dec 2014 #11

You left out the fact pnwmom Dec 2014 #5

Best prez of my lifetime so far. (Born 1981) JaneyVee Dec 2014 #6

1968? LBJ > Obama (Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare, etc). Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #9

and Vietnam. arely staircase Dec 2014 #27

Sure, he was still president when you were born. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #30

despite vietnam arely staircase Dec 2014 #31

Clinton and Carter were better. Vattel Dec 2014 #13

Right you are. modeforjoe Dec 2014 #18

you also forgot the executive order passiveporcupine Dec 2014 #14

I said "immigration" arely staircase Dec 2014 #25

Ooops sorry passiveporcupine Dec 2014 #36

I was born in 1988. He's definitely the best of my lifetime. nt Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #15

Despite Vietnam I'd probably pick LBJ TBF Dec 2014 #16

if not for Vietnam I would say LBJ NT arely staircase Dec 2014 #24

I go back a ways Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #17

I've felt the same even before Cuba MrScorpio Dec 2014 #19

I've had a number of great Presidents, in my lifetime (I'm a 'boomer') Every one a Democrat Siwsan Dec 2014 #20

When do we get the Bill of Rights back? woo me with science Dec 2014 #21

+1. Anyone who helped usher in the torture era, is not great. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #40

1957 - He's the greatest president of my life time too. mulsh Dec 2014 #22

Good for you, but you just gave me another reason to be happy I'm older. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #23

Mine, too... liberalmuse Dec 2014 #26

+1 nt arely staircase Dec 2014 #29

K&R! Definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #28

You know what this means, Historic NY Dec 2014 #32

Bill Clinton hands down Gman Dec 2014 #33

You'll get no argument from me about it. IrishAyes Dec 2014 #34

That Bar Is Not Real High colsohlibgal Dec 2014 #37

fair assessment arely staircase Dec 2014 #38

We cannot have social justice without economic justice. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #39