Hillary Rodham Clinton Says Military Action In Iraq Is Essential

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109. I don't know.

A lot of what has come down to us about Washington as fact turns out to be unverifiable via primary sources of his day, like the bit about his adding "so help me God" after the oath of office as written in the Constitution. The allegation about Washington, though, been used to make an issue of it for every inauguration. I believe Washington was also used when they decided on a limit of two terms. He refused to run a third time. Maybe he was just tired, after leading the troops with no money through the revolution, and serving as the first Pres. under the US constitution for 8 years, but his choice got enshrined in the Constitution because Republicans were so pissed off that FDR got re-elected so many times, even when he was all but deceased.

Inasmuch as incumbents often win re-election, if they choose to run, that means we often get a President for over four years who is both a lame duck and impervious to voters, but needing to raise money for his library/legacy Not really ideal. (I am not sure what is ideal and I vacillate about term limits, but I don't like elected officials being impervious to voters.)

So, I don't worry about Washington. He did amazing stuff, and I am grateful and full of awe, but even he was not perfect and that was then.