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Ustwo · 04-11-2008, 01:54 PM

Well since you put up the graph I decided to read the site a bit.

4 years ago 81% of the same group called him a failure.

Lets see guy gets re-elected, and was a failure to a large majority of 'professional historians'.

So in other words, they didn't like him or his policies.

Ah well those who can't do.....

As for who owns the records, thats a bit of a tough one as there are many factors to consider. My thoughts are always to security on such matters and while I think from a long term prospective there should be a right to know, it needs to be long enough that security isn't compromised. For example, I don't know when it came to light we had a high level spy in the Soviet government during the Cuban missile crisis so we knew they would blink first so to speak, but odds are it wouldn't have been good for that to come out until said man was no longer in a position to be hurt.

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Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Well since you put up the graph I decided to read the site a bit. 4 years ago 81% of the same group called him a failure. Lets see guy gets re-elected, and was a failure to a large majority of 'professional historians'. So in other words, they didn't like him or his policies. Ah well those who can't do..... As for who owns the records, thats a bit of a tough one as there are many factors to consider. My thoughts are always to security on such matters and while I think from a long term prospective there should be a right to know, it needs to be long enough that security isn't compromised. For example, I don't know when it came to light we had a high level spy in the Soviet government during the Cuban missile crisis so we knew they would blink first so to speak, but odds are it wouldn't have been good for that to come out until said man was no longer in a position to be hurt. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.