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IbogaProject

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5. Even W helped

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu May 27, 2021, 11:15 AM

May 2021

Even George W Bush helped. He read a book about the 1917-19 pandemic and expanded our pandemic preparedness dramatically, possibly one of the only actual good things he and his crew ever accomplished. T45 dropped the program from either bias against Obama or he wanted a pandemic.

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Much credit for the vaccines goes to Bill Clinton and his team for their Human Genome Project*. [View all] Botany May 2021 OP

Can you imagine the Republican outcry if Hillary was president when Covid-19 hit? Baitball Blogger May 2021 #1

Hillary would not have: Botany May 2021 #2

Even with all that, they still would have criticized her. Baitball Blogger May 2021 #3

I know you are right. We have had 35 + year "get Hillary" agenda by the right. Because she ... Botany May 2021 #4

+1 Baitball Blogger May 2021 #10

Of course, but the pandemic would have been controlled Hortensis May 2021 #8

Hillary is just the name. You could substitute any democrat and the response would be the same ffr May 2021 #7

Even W helped IbogaProject May 2021 #5

Compared to the sum of all scientific knowledge, that which was created solely by one scientist, BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #6

Why we shoud forcefully elect democrats at all levels of government. ffr May 2021 #9

Oh Lord, RobinA May 2021 #11

Oh yea!!!! Traildogbob May 2021 #12

Thanks for this post. yonder May 2021 #13

It is sometimes nice to hear Bill's genius ..... the grasp on the issues, the complexities, and .... Botany May 2021 #14