{"id":10355,"date":"2011-12-21T05:45:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geneveith.com\/?p=10355"},"modified":"2011-12-21T05:45:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T10:45:20","slug":"the-4th-most-accomplished-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2011\/12\/the-4th-most-accomplished-president\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4th most accomplished president?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

President Obama on himself, speaking in an interview with 60 Minutes<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue here is not going be a list of accomplishments. As you said yourself, Steve, you know, I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president \u2014 with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R., and Lincoln \u2014 just in terms of what we\u2019ve gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we\u2019ve got a lot more work to do.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Blogs bash Obama\u2019s historic claim \u2013 MJ Lee \u2013 POLITICO.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Covering for these grandiose claims, CBS edited out the remarks in the version shown on television.\u00a0 They were, however, in the complete version posted online.\u00a0 (Politico has the links.)<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s test his claims.\u00a0 Since he considers Lincoln part of \u201cmodern history,\u201d we can go back into the 19th century.\u00a0 And he is talking about both his legislative and\u00a0 his foreign policy accomplishments.\u00a0 How would you say he measures up?\u00a0 What other presidents had greater accomplishments in these areas?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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