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Johonny

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10. Much like Bush he came into office following an economic downturn and rode through the Clinton boon

Reply to white_wolf (Original post)

Wed Oct 5, 2016, 12:26 PM

Oct 2016

He then departed office right as the first Bush recession hit. As we discovered from Bush's Texas governor days, it's not hard to look good when the American economy is soaring. Rudy was never ever able to use that time to get into another position: governor, senate, etc... that tells you something.

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So DU New Yorkers. Was Rudy Giuliani a decent mayor? [View all] white_wolf Oct 2016 OP

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Why just ask New Yorrkers? egduj Oct 2016 #9

Much like Bush he came into office following an economic downturn and rode through the Clinton boon Johonny Oct 2016 #10