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To: Jim Noble

Hmmm... Let’s follow that line of thought...

Some Presidents that were first governors:

George W. Bush.
Bill Clinton.
Jimmy Carter.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Woodrow Wilson.

Ronald Reagan is the only governor that became President since Calvin Coolidge that wasn’t a disaster...

I’m not so sure being governor first is such a big positive indicator you think it is.


45 posted on 01/29/2015 12:17:16 AM PST by DB
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To: DB

OK.

Now list all the Senators who became President. Here, I’ve even drawn you some blank lines for your list:

__________________

__________________

__________________

There, I think that should about cover it, give or take 1 or 2 more.

Now.

Make the comment that senators becoming President is all that.

The point is, we’ve had 44 presidents.

Of that number, probably around 40 of them have been governors.

The fact that you can list 5 of them that you don’t like and that, therefore, governors don’t make good presidents either, is disingenuous to the max.

Why, in fact, you’re taking a page right out of the progressive playbook.

To wit, making a point, that in full context is meaningless. And running with it as if it’s a valid point.


52 posted on 01/29/2015 11:17:27 AM PST by hrh40
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