We've had many highly intelligent presidents who were awful in various ways: Woodrow Wilson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, William H. Taft. Even James Madison was not very good at the job; Jefferson single-handedly wrecked the economy. https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/1177269827913707520 …
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In fact, I would argue that Nixon & Clinton in particular would have been better presidents had they not been so certain they could outsmart everybody.
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The hardest part of presidential character is that you need the certainty to make decisions & stick to them, but also the willingness to change course when it's not working. Either too much or too little humility is a weakness. https://t.co/uCJEUlfW6K
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Obama was the smartest man in human history.
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Out of curiosity, what quality would you put top of the list?
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A strong sense of civic duty
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lolwtfbbq Such an amazing tweet from the baseball crank. Next up: "other things being equal, I prefer a president who isn't a drooling moron. But history shows our best presidents have been lobotomized elderly men. So let's keep doing that."
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FDR's second-rate mind and first-rate temperament was a good combo.
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Raw intelligence isn't nearly as important in a chief executive as the ability to delegate effectively, to process information efficiently, and to utilize good judgment under stress. One must also have the ability to make a decision when it has to be made.
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what would you say, dan, that donald trump's primary virtue is
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