Via Yglesias:
I would only note that this is in stark contrast to his approval ratings while actually on the job. George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, on the other hand, were both rather popular for the duration of their presidencies.
by E.D. Kain on September 17, 2009
Via Yglesias:
I would only note that this is in stark contrast to his approval ratings while actually on the job. George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, on the other hand, were both rather popular for the duration of their presidencies.
E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a tech blog at Forbes. Visit his politics blog here. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant. You can also contact him via email.
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I second that poll. Carter’s the most moral President the US has had in at least the last hundred and fifty years, and the best post-President I know of.
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