re: I hate what the office of the presidency has become (not an Obama hate thread)

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I think the term "qualified" is a very loose concept.

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This. We've had some pretty inept men occupy that office. Apart from the first few presidents who all had a hand in the founding, it's been a crapshoot. Some statesmen, some hacks of the worst sort. It's not exclusive to recent history.