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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
I would agree about the native intelligence or whatever. I don't think anyone would dispute that he has that over Bush. I'm just asking is that the final metric to be used? is that all? many of the most horrible tyrants in history have been very intelligent. so I think we can all agree that intelligence alone is not the best tool for comparing presidents.
not a big defender of bush here, but there were many factors at play that got Obama elected. one of the biggest is that as a nation we knew nothing about Obama except the fairytale that was offered up by the media and because Obama disguised his true self.
that mask has slipped badly and people are getting a peek behind the curtain now.
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I agree with you about the intelligence part. People dismiss Carter all of the time and by all acounts he is a brilliant man. Certainly native intelligence is not the only predicator for being an effective president.
Obama walked into a **** storm. There wasn't a lot of time to do anything. Its way early to judge anything. If you get surgery, you cant judge a doctor's performance midway through the operation or even immediately after is done.
They all disguise themselves and i dont see why obama was supposed to be any different. Was he suddenly supposed to become a Reagan conservative so he wouldnt take shots about being partisan? Guys like you werent going to like him either way.
The economic policies that Obama is embracing arent much of a departure from the previous admin's in the latter stages.