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IDemo

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33. Hogwash

Reply to Dpm12 (Reply #15)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 10:32 AM

Mar 2015

That pardon sanctified "If the President Does It, That Means It's Not Illegal". It did nothing less than set the US on the path we found ourselves on during the the Reagan and Bush years.

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Top 10 Greatest U.S. Presidents [View all] Dpm12 Mar 2015 OP

I would have less Polk Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #1

Obama... Dpm12 Mar 2015 #2

I would disagree with your observation Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #6

His presidency is "average"? I want what you're smoking. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #7

My list lovemydog Mar 2015 #3

Good list! N/T Dpm12 Mar 2015 #4

Pretty Darned Close To My Top 10 ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #20

Very interesting ProfessorGAC. lovemydog Mar 2015 #21

Thanks, LMD ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #32

Yes, it's a lab. lovemydog Mar 2015 #40

Ok... HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #5

Two of those presidents on your list owned slaves. No, thank you. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #8

Yes, many of the presidents are flawed HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #12

Sorry. I'm black, so I can't include them. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #16

Why be sorry? It's better to be consistent HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #17

I take it back, then. ;) Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #18

While I realize this is subjective, I have to ask... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #9

My list... First Speaker Mar 2015 #10

Polk? And Ford? KamaAina Mar 2015 #11

Polk? Indeed. W's Iraq war closely mirrored Polk's Mexican-American war underpants Mar 2015 #30

Can't argue with the top five hifiguy Mar 2015 #13

Top 10 appalachiablue Mar 2015 #14

The reason I listed Ford Dpm12 Mar 2015 #15

Democrats idolizing a Republican on a Democratic discussion forum? Again... Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #25

Hogwash IDemo Mar 2015 #33

Why would any Democrat have slave owners like Washington or Jefferson included Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #19

While your point is not falling on deaf ears with me. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #22

Take everything you wrote here and apply it to the Holocaust. Your words would not Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #24

My words were not applied to the holocaust because...... NCTraveler Mar 2015 #37

Liberal_Stalwart and I have been Dpm12 Mar 2015 #38

Not sure why they feel I can't say... NCTraveler Mar 2015 #39

Every president has their flaws Dpm12 Mar 2015 #23

Slavery doesn't mean shit to you Democrats. So when we explain how we have Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #26

First of all, I'm black! Dpm12 Mar 2015 #27

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #28

You are not reading ANYTHING I write Dpm12 Mar 2015 #29

You are blocked. I believe you are a troll. Goodbye. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2015 #31

Possibly due to historical and cultural context... LanternWaste Mar 2015 #35

Yea, I don't know what Dpm12 Mar 2015 #36

Mine is TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #34