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description: "Except for making my kids sing Hail To The Chief I never think of myself as President. — a quote by John McCain."
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> # Except for making my kids sing Hail To The Chief I never think of myself as President.

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2. > I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated.

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