And yes, I would stipulate for the court :- ) that Pres. Obama's background had huge advantages. Seeing you and raising the pot, I'd say that in a vacuum, it was tremendous that a person of his specific background came to be President.
That's the "general resume" point. Whether a specific employee works out is another question :- ) But leaving that ...
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Fascinating point about the House of Representatives. I think that one has legs.
I just read an interview with the 90-year-old Jimmy Carter who said he could never participate in today's government. The specific reason: "When you spend $100,000's of dollars attacking your opponent viciously, you can't repair those relationships when the race is over."
"It takes a quarter of a billion dollars these days." In his view, the massive $$$ committed --- > force uncompromisingly vicious attacks --- > force the ossified polarization we see.
+2 and as you know, you can be as partisan left as you care to be. It's only that we're obligated to show respects to each other as friends, but pull no punches in your defense of your beliefs bro'.