My name’s not Rick.

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    He didn’t understand how to navigate the DC political machine. A lot of factors like the oil shortages and the hostage crisis were largely out of his control, but his inability to get his agenda through congress was definitely his problem.




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    I disagree, they also do it at unprecedented volumes with no principles or guard rails. If every administration was this corrupt, the presidential pension wouldn’t have to needed to be created to keep Truman out of destitution. He refused to monetize the office by taking board positions or speaking gigs. Jimmy Carter would have kept control of his farm as well.

    No administration is clean, but there are definitely those that have less grime than others.