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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Not to mention Abraham Lincoln. Or Thomas Jefferson. Or Woodrow Wilson.
The list of presidents who "never served" is pretty long, actually--as is the list of presidents who did. There are good and bad ones on both lists. It's pretty much an irrelevant biographical detail, IMO.
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No kidding.
On the matter at hand, the New Republic has a startling recommendation for the Republican VP - Condoleeza Rice:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n3831288.shtml
Interesting to see Colin Powell suddenly appearing out of the woodwork on the weekend, neither endorsing McCain nor Clinton but not dissing them either. He seemed effusive about Obama at one point then dumped on him regarding foreign policy. Powell said his endorsement would come at a later date, almost like he was positioning himself to endorse either side.
Obviously, McCain/Powell would be an interesting ticket . . . . .
Interestingly, Jimmy Carter was the first President to carry what is now the religious right as a potent political force . . . . then Reagan stole them and they've been largely Republican ever since.
But it's a reminder that there is a religious left in the USA.
Cowperson