Who was the greatest and Worst American President

Worst ... Jimmy Carter

Best ..... Ronald Reagan

Who I think would make the best next door neighbor ... Bill Clinton

The best is so hard to attribute to 1 President because they all achieved and represented so many different things. I really admire JFK, Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson.

The worst by almost any measure is George Bush!!

Best: Thomas Jefferson (for the Louisiana Purchase)
Runner up: Lincoln for presiding over the winning of the war and reuniting the country

Worst: Two Andrews. Andrew Johnson and Andrew Jackson.

Depends on what one considers "good". I'd say its ALL political voting. Was Lincoln a great president or a poor one? You would have received two very different answers in 1865 depending on which state you asked the question in.

An insightful follow-question would be ... "and why?"

Worst #43, because he is more of a fascist than Benito Mussolini
Best #35, because he had a vision of a better world

Anybody saying Bush is the worst is too young to remember Nixon. Pure evil, that fucker was.

he is considered one of the top 10. I wont label him as the "worst".. however, i feel he has made one of the biggest errors in the history of the United States. Harry S. Truman attached our country to the zionist movement, and our country will never be the same because of it. I am not anti jew, or anything of that sort. But we are fucked TODAY because he was a key figure in the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.

Nixon was the greatest president of the United States and probably the single greatest human of all time.

pres grant supposedly had more corruption than any other pres . .

Well he had that criminal Kissinger as his advisor, did just about everything he said, at least with respect to vietnam.

the worst is obvious...

What a fuckin joke that article is rofl. Reagan got the same kind of press, it just wasnt on 24 hour news stations and the internet. Bush will go down as one of the best. It will be obvious even 5 years after his term is over.

Now lets examine why the economy was good. Hmm internet boom? OH CLINTON AND GORE INVENTED THE INTERNET! Now compare the unemployment rates then and now.

Now History4.8% in Jul 2006

The lowest for Clinton was 4.0 in 99. Clinton had the internet boom, and no major catastrophes.. (unless you count hillary haha)

It was 5.1% last year for Bush. It peaked at 6.0 in 2003 and has declined ever since then.

The econonomy is fuckin boomin yo!

I really wonder how you can just blindly follow a person and administration that 70% of the country and about 90% of the world thinks are the biggest shitholes that have ever run this country. You would have loved a dude in a really small mustache in germany about 1939, if you would have been around. Heil Bushy

Yep booming. Really help the unemployement rate when you do thing like re-categorize jobs to make up for all the lost jobs. McDonalds workers are now considered manufacturing jobs under the Bush administration. They also counted the jobs of the grocery workers that were on strike in Cali a few years back, as new jobs when they came back to work.

They love to cook the books when it comes to inflation. They keep saying inflation is low, but they always have to use a dislaimer "excluding fuel and food". I just love their math. That's like saying "I'm the richest man on the planet, excluding everyone richer than me."

As for booming, have you taken a looksy at the housing market on the east coast?

He was a criminal that brought shame and disgrace to the office he held.

Even his VP was impeached ....

Tex, it's just another sign that Republicans are sado-masochists. They drive up debt in record amounts, but believe in fiscal responsibility. So basically, they feel guilty about doing it, but they do it anyway.......

Kennedy is a good choice. He was young and full of energy and was a shining light in American history. Regan would be my second choice.

Nixon has to be the worst.

Washington the best,
Bush the worst.

The worst is definitely FDR.

The motherfucker actually locked up American citizens in concentration camps.

He also started the modern welfare state which is burdening us with debt and a weak dollar to this day.

Bush....

Best: anyone but Bush
Worst: bush

There are just two bests: Washington and Lincoln. Without them, the U.S. would not be U.S.

Worst: Nixon

Back then there was no "Simpsons"

So i am taking it that Bush is the worst so far.

So? We're an economy based on big business, and what is more criminal than the acts in which big business wallow in? Nixon was just the master of slyness and is one of the best examples of an American that we can offer to the world. He's my hero.

Ben Franklin was never president...at least not in this time/space continuum.

For me all around best is Truman and the all around worst is Clinton

best, FDR, he was a cripple wasn't he and was elected 5 times?
Worst, Clinton, he got impeached and did nothing about terrorism and left his wife in charge

When you think that almost all Presidents contributed at least *something* to the US - even if they did get impeached at some stage or preferred blowjobs - it's hard to wipe them totally off.

To put it another way - most of them did a lot more than most of us ever will do

Tho... still waiting.. the only exception so far seems to be Young George - damned if I can see even one thing he has done to benefit the US.

Many will say September 11, 2001 was the first attack on the US The answer as far as the United State is concerned is 1979, 22 years prior to September 2001, with the following

attacks on us:
Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979;
Beirut, Lebanon Embassy 1983;
Beirut, Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983;
Lockerbie, Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988;
First New York World Trade Center attack 1993;
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996;
Nairobi, Kenya US Embassy 1998;
Dares Salaam, Tanzania US Embassy 1998;
Aden, Yemen USS Cole 2000;
New York World Trade Center 2001;
Pentagon 2001.

(Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581 terrorist attacks worldwide).

GW was the first President to fight back

Sure.. got a point Vendzilla, tho since 9/11 was kinda thrust onto Bush's watch - there was little choice but to do *something*, and.. in the end, that was one massive fuckup in many ways - including losing most international support he could have got and swelling Al Queda recruitment X times over - and following that up with the Iran stuff which had nothing to do with 9/11. Bottom line - the US has paid a price already for that - and little doubts will pay a far higher future price, yet unknown.

During this time domestic issues appear to have been ignored - everything from the economic, trade, education blah - and a mounting national debt, which is going to take a long time to get under control by whoever has the next challenge of govt.

Only my but doubt it's "difficult" to go to war - the harder part is controlling it and being effective - and coming out the other end with a result. Wars are not easy to control - and unless there is a clean cut objective - there is rarely any "winner". Sure, George would like to make that his "success story", but doubt that will happen. Other than that, it's very hard to see exactly what benefit he has given to the US.

Sorry.. typo.. should read:

"and following that up with the Iraq stuff"

Freudian slip - tho Iran is not far away

First one on the list, Iran, I was there, off the coast in a submarine, ready to blow the shit out of any boat coming our way. We should have attacked then! Tactical nukes come to mind! Hell Clinton attacked Iraq the same day his impeachment came down, go figure! Why didn't we attack, Reagon was busy with the USSR, remember them?
People that want to think that we would be better off without Bush are just what the Al-Queda wants, because if we all got behind Bush, we wouldn't have to check our toothpaste at the airport, any country containing terrorist would be glowing!
Is Bush a perfect President? no! But he's what we got now and without support, the presidency doesn't work, the government doesn't work, terrorist win!
Me? I liked it better when I could use a carry-on at the airport.

they can turn coal into oil, stop our dependance on foreign oil, then we can stop all the fighting, because they would have nothing to barter with!!
http://www.billingsgazette.com/newde...5-coal-oil.inc

But he was not a "master of slyness", if that's a quality you want to admire. He was cold busted. The only reason he never faced charges was the pardon he received from his self-appointed succesor.

The day any nuclear weapons are launched is the day the "anti" of everything raises and presents far more danger than anyone prob could ever envisage. The implications of that extend beyond "protecting the US". Sure, there was a cold war going on with Reagan and whatever Clinton's role was - was not actually bothering about them - more the current Admin. Both Reagan and Clinton had something to offer.


Dunno.. just get the feeling Bush is exactly what Al Queda wants :-) Can you think of any "terrorist group" that has ever been defeated by conventional forces? Don't think there ever has been. Who knows the inside ops of Al Queda, but sure they are all over the globe, whether active or not. It's a "belief" - banging drums never changed beliefs. Same with any "like minded" group, - IRA, ETA, whoever.

From past history it's also a myth that any country can be protected from extremist action or nutcases. No matter how many airport searches or other cutting down of "privacy rights" - if someone or group does want to cause havoc, - sure as hell they will. Can think immediately of one method which does not even involve any explosion, cause attention or require missiles/bombs - but the effect is prob nearing the devastation of nuclear and would last for years. (Tho doubt even Al Queda would want to go that path!) Nothing can protect against idiotic or deviant conduct and changing a way of life to protect against their potential action is playing into exactly what they wanted in the first instance.

There are folks with lots of experience at handling "terrorism" and dealing with terrorists - both in practical terms and with the background mentality. Generally they all agree, having went thru the process themselves, that direct force does not work - it takes *far* more than that to have an effect and show some "success" - tho appears to take years and even decades before that shows thru.

Mmmm.. It's hard to say Bush is relevant because of Al Queda - it's not exactly an achievement - there is no winner and prob never will be even after his term has long expired. In many ways, the "war on terror" is a side issue and distraction to the actual progress/functions of govt - the more he keeps being "distracted" and folks are even discussing it and showing concern, the other side is winning. Tho sure - it's a job he had to take on - and *do something*.

Don't forget ethanol

Doubt oil exporting countries will even bother about "bartering" - there are enough nations wanting more oil to keep them in biz till the supply extinguishes. Far better to initiate alternative an energy program and save billions on trade balances in the process - and at a reduced "pump price". If it has not start already - there sure as hell is going to be an inflation rate increase coming up shortly and mainly due to oil consumption.

it's true, we need a better plan, this one isn't working, we need to get extreme, nukes aren't the answer.
we need to attack them at a religous level, like the urban legend of general Black Jack Pershing
One important thing to remember is that Muslims detest pork because they believe pigs are filthy animals. Some of them simply refuse to eat it, while others won't even touch pigs at all, nor any of their by-products. To them, eating or touching a pig, its meat, its blood, etc., is to be instantly barred from paradise and doomed to hell.

Just before World War I, there were a number of terrorist attacks against the United States and it's interests by, you guessed it, Muslim extremists.

So General Pershing captured 50 of the terrorists and had them tied to posts execution style. He then had his men bring in two pigs and slaughter them in front of the, now horrified, terrorists.

The soldiers then soaked their bullets in pigs blood, and proceeded to execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad.

The soldiers then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorist's bodies and covered them in pig blood, entrails, etc.

They let the 50th man go. And for about the next 42 years, there was not a single attack by a muslim fanatic anywhere in the world.

this is a legend not founded in fact, but no one seems to be able to prove it any other way, but , I believe it's worth a try

He got caught on this one issue... how many thousands upon thousands of other crimes do you think he got away with. =) That is why he's one sly mother fucker, and one of the greatest Americans to ever live.

Best 5 (not in any order):
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Reagan

Worst 5:
Pierce
Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Carter

Very distinguished company for Ronald Reagan. I'm sure he'd be proud...

I agree that the time he was in office was one of the best.

Yeah, I think he did a lot of pretty amazing things.
Washington was probably the best, though. If you ever read in detail about his presidency, he made A LOT of incredible moves, however unpopular.

If I were to expand my lists to 6? I'd probably have to add Harding as one of the worst (Tyler wasn't that great either, really)... and despite all the venom being spewed about him, I think George Jr will probably go down in history as one of the best. Let's not forget that Lincoln had a lot of dissenters and presided over a divided nation during troubled times.

Ben Franklin wasn't a President.

damn liars :

Seems like you are in that minority ....

Ronald McDonald was the best president you guys ever had, theres never been a bad one though so I can't tell you the worse

bush is great for shutting down sadam

I don't know enough about them