Question:

Who was the greatest president we never elected? Not just in your lifetime, ever.

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Paul Smith Jr. said…
Just to clarify: do you mean someone who was never elected President but we wish had been? I'll have to think about that; it's a very interesting question.
8:25 AM
Paul Smith Jr. said…
Assuming I understood the question correctly, you can see my musing upon it here.
8:46 AM
Paul Smith Jr. said…
I've always been partial to Phil Gramm, even though he got slaughtered in the 1996 primaries. He weas good on economic poliocy and social issues. I think he would have been really good for America.

As a conservative, I of course am partial to Goldwater from 1964. He couldn't have been worse than LBJ.

I'll try to give this more thought over the coming days. It is a very interesitng question.
9:46 PM
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