Who was the best president?

[windellmc]

Don't forget Iran-Contra , it totally circumvented the constitution and he also really swelled the deficit. In recent times only Clinton reduced the deficit.
Best : Clinton Truman , JFK
Worst : Johnson , W , Reagan

Why Clinton or JFK?

Clinton was on his way to being a total disaster until the '94 midterm election gave him a Congress that balanced the budget. Other than that he did let the bad guys get away and even helped them gain strength by running from Somalia after we got our nose bloodied.

Other than the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis all JFK did was cut taxes. He did get us deeper into Vietnam though. I am not sure I would call that a positive.

 

[Archaic_Entity]

James K. Polk
Did what he said he would do and got out.

+1

I'm sad it took so long to get here.

Look up Polk, folks. That was a man with his head on straight.

Also... he was from 30 minutes from where I was born and raised.

 

[PistolBob]

The US National Debt has not been decreased one thin dime since 1957 under Eisenhower. Reducing a deficit does not reduce the debt. It's like saying "Oh look, I'm only $100 short this month instead of $105 short." You're still overspent. The president, by law, can't spend money. Only congress can.

 

[PistolBob]

Worst presidents?

IMHO - FDR the worst, Obama next, then Carter

 

[dross]

Why Clinton or JFK?

Clinton was on his way to being a total disaster until the '94 midterm election gave him a Congress that balanced the budget. .

Actually, the budget was never balanced except on paper. We were still spending every dime that came in for social security, which meant that the social security fund was still in effect borrowing on the future.

 

[Sylvain]

Any president?
Nelson Mandela.

 

[dross]

Any president?
Nelson Mandela.

He's a nice guy, for a communist.

 

[Bunnykid68]

ME, I have just not been elected yet. I would make a great prez. I do not care what you guys want, I will do what is best for everyone, sorta like a parent.

 

[Lex Concord]

ME, I have just not been elected yet. I would make a great prez. I do not care what you guys want, I will do what is best for everyone, sorta like a parent.

You're sounding like most of them...on both the best and worst lists of this thread...you might just win

 

[Bunnykid68]

You're sounding like most of them...on both the best and worst lists of this thread...you might just win

Nope, I am much better, just told you up front in plain English I do not give one rats ass what you think. I am going to do what is best for everyone. That does not mean giving your money to someone else either

 

[E5RANGER375]

If I was president, I would do things that most people would hate, but maybe 50 years after my assassination by radicals on the left, then I would be loved by all for ridding the country of illegals, ridding the U.S. of welfare, and privatizing social security and giving people the right to buy in only if they want. oh yeah, Id also eliminate all property taxes and FORCE states rights!. I would also cut foreign aid and weapons sales to other countries that wanna kill us, and personally bulldoze the UN in new york.

 

[PatriotPride]

John Hancock, 4th President of the Continental Congress.

Famous smuggler, statesman, and patriot.

Told the king to kiss his arse in large calligraphic letters.

Had a bounty upon his head from the royal JBTs.

My kind of guy.

This, and George Washington. I honestly don't think we'll ever see another POTUS as skilled and qualified as the earliest 4 or 5.

 

[Bunnykid68]

If I was president, I would do things that most people would hate, but maybe 50 years after my assassination by the left I would be loved. lol

I got your back, I won't take a bullet for ya, that would be stupid, but I will help protect you against zombies aka welfare folk

 

[PatriotPride]

Jefferson Davis

Wrong country, but as far as being a fantastic president, I agree.

 

[E5RANGER375]

Wrong country, but as far as being a fantastic president, I agree.

hey it just asked who was the best president

 

[E5RANGER375]

I got your back, I won't take a bullet for ya, that would be stupid, but I will help protect you against zombies aka welfare folk

LOL. i added things to my to do list

 

[spencer rifle]

Wrong country, but as far as being a fantastic president, I agree.

Mmmm...not so great. Couldn't get his own vice president to cooperate, kept Bragg in charge too long and too often, initiated the first draft in American (?) history, and unsuccessfully tired to build a strong central government for a bunch of states whose whole reason for leaving the old union was a strong central government (that and preserving slavery).

 

[PatriotPride]

hey it just asked who was the best president

Good point

 

[E5RANGER375]

Mmmm...not so great. Couldn't get his own vice president to cooperate, kept Bragg in charge too long and too often, initiated the first draft in American (?) history, and unsuccessfully tired to build a strong central government for a bunch of states whose whole reason for leaving the old union was a strong central government (that and preserving slavery).

another person commenting on what they dont know about

 

[spencer rifle]

another person commenting on what they dont know about

What makes you say that? What particular part of that statement is not true? I happen to be a professional Civil War historian and can document all of these points. If you don't agree about the slavery part, I suggest you go and read the Articles of Secession for each of the seceeding states. They themselves cited slavery as the driving issue.