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Last week, Mitt Romney floated an idea at a campaign rally
in Las Vegas: the future president should be required to have
three years of business experience before serving in office.
                                                   —The Washington Post


Experience in business is vital, said Mitt—
Three years at the least, in the plan he unveiled.
Though Truman’s accomplishments seem to suggest
The business in question would have to have failed.

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