Are Lawyers Terrible Presidents?

As the primaries approach, one Republican candidate has some pointed criticism of a rival.

White House photo RF by David Lat

But I don’t think America needs a good lawyer right now, it needs a good leader.

— Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, taking a direct swipe at Senator Ted Cruz (R-Alberta) yesterday. Huckabee may not approve of lawyers in the Oval Office, but has he forgotten all the great lawyers who’ve held the post from Richard Nixon to Calvin Coolidge?

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