From '96-'00, I thought that Leonel was a great president. There seemed to be a level of sanity restored to the operations of the government during those years. No, there was not an end to corruption during the period, but it seemed to be noticably reduced.
But I have become more politically aware since Hippo took over. What choice did I have? Hippo's crew is at best incompetent and at worse dubious. Their greed for government funds seems to have no limits. Their actions have directly and negatively impacted my life.
I don't expect any Dominican government to be free of corruption, but Leonel seemed committed to lessening it or at least making it less obvious. And isn't less corruption better than more corruption?
I know that many of the posters here have a cynical view of Leonel too - at best viewing him as the lesser of two evils.
So my question is: Does Leonel simply look good in comparison, or was he a particularly good Dominican president?
But I have become more politically aware since Hippo took over. What choice did I have? Hippo's crew is at best incompetent and at worse dubious. Their greed for government funds seems to have no limits. Their actions have directly and negatively impacted my life.
I don't expect any Dominican government to be free of corruption, but Leonel seemed committed to lessening it or at least making it less obvious. And isn't less corruption better than more corruption?
I know that many of the posters here have a cynical view of Leonel too - at best viewing him as the lesser of two evils.
So my question is: Does Leonel simply look good in comparison, or was he a particularly good Dominican president?
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