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Those just short (Небожители)

I was out in the North Dakota Badlands recently took in the spectacular new $450 million Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, population 160. It’s a Teddy museum Roosevelt’s library is in Medora because Missouri River Valley brought him solace [verse] The log cabin Roosevelt built at the entrance to the national park, the millions of acres of wilderness preserved but at the expense of the Natives Americans who lived on it. [verse] But have fun with the A.I. multimedia exhibits especially a talking hologram of Teddy himself How often do you get to speak to a dead president? Asking if carrying a big stick diplomacy is moral? Trump, when he visited, whom he considers decent asked 26th president about the Panama Canal if he considered it his greatest achievement but wasn’t impressed with the response that true greatness is measured by lives improved, land parks protected, and fair treatment for all. [outro] Presidential libraries are having a moment Obama’s opened on the South Chicago last month a granite some have called the Obamalisk Trump has said his will be a luxury hotel. I wonder if Greatness will be seen in the hall or if lives will be improved, parks protected, and if fair treatment applies to all