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WHO?S MISSING HERE? ?President Barack Obama joined his two predecessors at the White House on Satur?

By Glenn Reynolds

WHO’S MISSING HERE? “President Barack Obama joined his two predecessors at the White House on Saturday to kick off a relief drive for earthquake-stricken Haiti.”

His two predecessors? Where’s #39? Is somebody at the White House trying to avoid unfortunate comparisons?

But wait, this isn’t an isolated incident:

The Cook County Democratic party sent out a direct mail piece this week touting endorsed candidates centered on the theme that ?throughout history, Democrats have led us to prosperity.?

Pictured is the roll of Democratic presidents of the past seven decades in chronological order, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Clinton and favorite son president Barack Obama.

Oops. Where?s Jimmy Carter?

Still “history’s greatest monster,” I guess . . . .

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 16, 2010 (boomark / email).