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From: nerd@percival.UUCP (Michael Galassi)
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Subject: Re: The Presidents   how I feel they rate in history
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Date: Sat, 17-May-86 11:44:55 EDT
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It apears that the longer a president has been out of office the better
the score he gets.  My guess is that time rounds off the rough edges from
our memories and gives historians and trivia hunters a chance to discover
the sorts of "interesting" facts and anecdotes that make a "great man" out
of a politician.
One thing about placing our presidents on a scale, the only thing in common
amongst them is their title.  The job functions related to the presidential
office have changed enough over the years that comparing Reagan to Washington
is very difficult.  I would guess we are putting apples and orranges on the
same scale with this excercise.
On the other hand, we could evaluate each one as an individual, based only
on what he acomplished in his life-time with special accent on what there
was that needed acomplishing in that time frame.

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	Michael Galassi, Frye Electronics, Tigard, OR
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