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On the recordNovember 8, 2006
There's not much you can do. ... the second terms are always worse than first terms. And boy, is George W. Bush proving that one.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen comments on the challenges faced by President George W. Bush in his second term.

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