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COL Mustard

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5. LBJ was an SOB

Reply to Marcuse (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 05:43 PM

Mar 2025

But he was a damn effective SOB at getting things done that other politicians couldn't (or wouldn't) have done. Think JFK could have gotten the Civil Rights Act or the Voting Rights Act signed? With all the Southern Democrats at the time, I very much doubt it.

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