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Old 07-13-10, 09:56 AM   #26
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Well said, tater.

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So while I think you could possibly put Presidents into some zoological piles like "effective," "ineffective," etc...
Even then effectiveness is affected by congressional agreement and opposition. One president may accomplish all his goals because congress is on his side, while another may be blocked at every turn. One may also be a strong leader and get a lot of wrong things done, and another may try to do the right things but not be very good at them.
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