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Started by Sheilbh, November 09, 2012, 12:25:25 AM

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Dukakis (though H.W. did some good things, also ran a nasty campaign and appointed Clarence Thomas). Maybe Humphrey.

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Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2012, 12:41:41 AM
Quote from: Queequeg on November 09, 2012, 12:32:49 AM
Gore's response to 9/11 would have been moderate, and focused more on building Afghanistan than torture and madness.  Sensible economic policies.  Clinton-era talent.  My entire generation would have been much better off. 

EDIT: Maybe a third Teddy administration?

I think you can say that only W would have used 9/11 as grounds to invade Iraq.

But to think that a President Gore would have focused on "building Afghanistan"?  I think the last 4 years have shown us there isn't a huge amount separating the two parties when it comes to foreign policy.

IMHO Obama's hands are pretty much tied in Afghanistan due to the election promise to
pull out from Afghanistan and Dubya's actions in the country.
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Quote from: Habbaku on November 09, 2012, 12:54:28 AM
You don't have to express your partisan hackery in every thread, you know.
I don't think his legacy is entirely negative, and I think the man himself was always decent and thoughtful, and felt remorse over allying himself with the worst this country has to offer.  But his foreign policy was unhinged, and he aligned himself with the Dixiecrats.  His '64 campaign deserved to be defeated in a landslide.  And it was. 

Humphrey probably would have been decent, but LBJ keeping us out of Vietnam and winning a second term would have been wonderful. 
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All this Goldwater talk has made me wonder what a Rockefeller presidency would have meant for the country and party.  :hmm:

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Quote from: celedhring on November 09, 2012, 05:23:42 AM
All this Goldwater talk has made me wonder what a Rockefeller presidency would have meant for the country and party.  :hmm:
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Quote from: Queequeg on November 09, 2012, 04:52:01 AM
Quote from: Habbaku on November 09, 2012, 12:54:28 AM
You don't have to express your partisan hackery in every thread, you know.
I don't think his legacy is entirely negative, and I think the man himself was always decent and thoughtful, and felt remorse over allying himself with the worst this country has to offer.  But his foreign policy was unhinged, and he aligned himself with the Dixiecrats.  His '64 campaign deserved to be defeated in a landslide.  And it was. 

Humphrey probably would have been decent, but LBJ keeping us out of Vietnam and winning a second term would have been wonderful.

Yeah, I mean the Goldwater a nice man, but he was sorta crazy.  I could see why a guy from Georgia would support him though.  Opposed the civil rights law of 1964 and all.
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