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Political commentator George Will apparently doesn’t think much of the prestige of the presidency or the prospects of Chicago’s perennial underdog baseball team. When assessing Ronald Reagan’s career, he said, “Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country: President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.”
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