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Re:Why Don't Americans Elect Scientists? by yardie on Tuesday February 14, 2012 @04:46AM (#3589358)
One example is president Jimmy Carter. Brilliant thinker, scientist and business man. Mediocre skills in leadership and absolutely dismal in working through beauracracy. He had the one-two punch of having an oil crisis and recession, unlike Obama he just couldn't get it turned around in time for the next election.
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Re:Why Don't Americans Elect Scientists? by arethuza on Tuesday February 14, 2012 @05:13AM (#3589413)
I could remember that Carter was in the US Navy - turns out he had a pretty interesting career there - including being in charge of a team disassembling an onshore experimental reactor after a meltdown!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter#Naval_career

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Re:Why Don't Americans Elect Scientists? by ams6110 on Tuesday February 14, 2012 @12:01PM (#3590739)
Yeah I recall him touring Three Mile Island not long after the accident. Carter is not lacking intelligence, but his political skills were certainly lacking and his presidency was pretty much a debacle.
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