Hi Tom,

I've been so busy lately I haven't had time to harrass everyone. I feel so guilty! <g>

>>Jerry,
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>>>>John,
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>>>>I suppose, though I must admit I've met a few good lawyers. Jefferson, etc.. <g>
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>>>mmm... Has Jefferson actually visited you, or did you travel to him? ;-)
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>>LOL!!
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>>No, my name is not Hillary Clinton and I do not talk with Eleanor Roosevelt. <g>
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>>Met as in read some of his writings and also having started a biography about his life. <g>
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>Doug;
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>Jefferson is my favorite American President for many reasons. My least favorite is LBJ. Both men earned such recognition! :)
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>Tom

Well, I think Mr. Clinton ranks right up there in terms of the general abuses of governmental prerogatives and so forth. AN awful lot of targeted IRS stuff for example. I think in the case of LBJ he had a willing Congress that he took advantage of as a result of the assassination of Kennedy. I've got to think that the characteristics of a good President are a hard mix to come by.

George Washington, for example, is tops on my list as he understood that the powers he enjoyed as President were given (by God IMO and by (through?) 'the People' as well) to him, and as such, could be taken away. IOW, he had to use them responsibly. His stepping down and refusing to run again IMO marks one of the high points in the use of political power.