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In reply to the discussion: Favorite President [View all]zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)You responded about the relative assessement of a president over history. The point I was making is that on that basis, it's hard to compare his accomplishments against those of other historical presidents, especially considering that includes folks like Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, LBJ.....
Really, look at what's left of his administration and much of it is "gone" in some sense or another. The surpluses were wiped out almost immediately. There's virtually nothing left of his work on terrorism. "Pay-go" is functionally gone. At this point DADT is gone. DOMA is on a losing course. All of the "peace dividends" are gone and the military "rebuilt".
The stuff that is left are things that the democrats would STILL like to change or cancel. DOMA, NAFTA, and welfare reform. And this doesn't even bring up "triangulation".
Now compare such a record to an LBJ, FDR, Lincoln, or Washington. Is there really any comparison at all? Heck, WILSON's effects lasted longer, even his negative ones.