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In reply to the discussion: If you had your choice of any previous President which would you want to lead the Covid 19 effort [View all]JT45242
(2,248 posts)He was a nuclear engineer who understood how to make plans with other really smart people. He also deeply cares about the plight of people of color (A True Christian who has lived the Matthew 25 code of taking care of the homeless, hungry, etc.) for years.
Given the expanse of executive orders since he left office, his inability to play ball with Republicans in Congress would be less of an issue.
He gets a bad rap because the Republicans blocked everything he tried to do. Reagan and his crones committed treason by paying the Iranians to hold onto the hostages. He inherited an economic mess because of OPEC manipulation of oil prices.
Smart, willing to listen to other smart people, and compassionate. I'll take the scientist politician over the lawyer politicians for a pandemic.
Having been to the Hoover museum in Iowa, although a failed President, he would have made a great task force leader as he did with rebuilding Europe and helping those struggling with starvation. Some are better doing work than being a mouthpiece and he was one of them.