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Old Rocks 
Damn, was the government ever poorly run in the 1990s. The Market went from 3000 to 11,000. The budget was nearly balanced. We actually payed a little on the deficit. We had nearly full employment. No wars based on lies. The whole of military deaths from hostile action less than 100 for an eight year period. The people who attacked the World Trade Center in jail for the rest of their natural lives in a short period after the attack. And we can show how Bush ended all this incompetance. Just look at how great the market is doing today!
Let's not forget how the military was gutted. Then we defined the word "is". Ms. Lewinsky got her fifteen minutes of fame. Taxes were higher.
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Old Rocks Obama went from an unknown to President Elect in 20 months on his organizational skills and abilities to seize the moment. You have objections to the people he choses for his cabinet? That is fine, and your espression of them is fine. But, if they are successful in solving problems, then guess who looks the fool. Kind of like all the people saying how savvy and competant ol' Bushie was.
I have no issue with him or his political skills. I have maintained all along that he is a pol, nothing more. He's proved it with the Biden pick, and continues to prove it with his cabinet picks. Since I have to live with his decisions I hope that he ends up doing a good job.
As to GW, history will end up judging him more fairly than the current generation of liberals, democrats, or libertarians.