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good ones always fall victim to assasinations ,i can say kennedy...
Why Kennedy?
good ones always fall victim to assasinations ,i can say kennedy...
You are surely right.FDR was a failure? Reagan was a failure? I think Libs and Cons will disagree with you on at least one.
Why Kennedy?
ı havent much knowledge about him ,but many claim he was a sane president ,who assasinates a bad president?
So, if a crappy Prez pisses off so many people that someone shoots him; he is then instantly a good Prez?
You are surely right.
FDR was a massive failure, imo. Especially before WW2.
And Reagan? Just look at his massive deficits? Any POTUS that cannot balance the budget when no declared state of war exists is a failure, imo. And I don't even begin to care about the excuse 'we were fighting the Cold War'. Whatever.
The man was big on small government (good) but posted GIANT deficits...every single year (bad and hypocritical).
Federal Budget Receipts and Outlays
President Lincoln by far. Our country would not be as free without him.
How was FDR a failure? I bet you'll say something about spending too much / increasing the size of the government.
FDR
no doubt about it.
He turned back the worst domestic threat and the worst foreign threat of the last 100 plus years.
Where is the love for Lincoln?? I think he was tasked with the hardest jobs of any president. He superbly managed the union in the civil war and was magnificent in doing so in a way that allowed the country to fuse back together in such quick order. He was brilliant in both mind and spirit. A true intellectual who also knew how to manage people and society and triumphed in America's darkest hour.
he started us down the road to a welfare socialist state where the balance of power between the federal government and the states was destroyed permanently.
Unfortunately, most presidents are remembered most for their worst parts of their presidencies. But then, those who never had such disasters seem to be remembered better than they should have perhaps. I agree about the Kennedy Mystique being overhyped, but he never faced too much in the way of disaster. He had the bay of pigs fiasco, but other than some egg on his face, not much really effected the U.S.So we are told. I bet if there was a Debate Politic's forum, back in Lincoln's day, there would be people talking about how he sucked. I think Lincoln was awesome. Going on what I have been taught.
I bet, in time, even Bush II and Obama will be well thought of. If history can turn a womanizing, drug addict, ex-president (JFK) into a demi-god, anything is possible.
Just sayin'.
I voted Washington. I don't think he wanted to do it, be president, did it out of duty. He could have influenced the job, abused his power and set the tone, but he set a tone for fair handedness and reverence for the constitution and the rule of law.
I disagree about both. Although I don't know if any POTUS could have made significant improvements in the economy of the 1930's due to the massive continental drought which lasted nearly the entire decade. In terms of foreign policy though, He made the situation far worse, ignoring the growing threat of the Nazis and the brewing asian conflict. At the start of WWII China and Japan were at war, the soviets were getting involved and Japan was looking for and doing anything in which if felt it could get an advantage. Japan had become a growing threat, and FDR was too eager to take their false good will which cost us dearly. With multiple theaters at war, we were completely unprepared with our armed forces being depleted and our readiness at such a pathetic state.FDR
no doubt about it.
He turned back the worst domestic threat and the worst foreign threat of the last 100 plus years.
Thanks Turtle! I forgot to mention those other positive points as well. Great job!!!!
I disagree about both. Although I don't know if any POTUS could have made significant improvements in the economy of the 1930's due to the massive continental drought which lasted nearly the entire decade. In terms of foreign policy though, He made the situation far worse, ignoring the growing threat of the Nazis and the brewing asian conflict. At the start of WWII China and Japan were at war, the soviets were getting involved and Japan was looking for and doing anything in which if felt it could get an advantage. Japan had become a growing threat, and FDR was too eager to take their false good will which cost us dearly. With multiple theaters at war, we were completely unprepared with our armed forces being depleted and our readiness at such a pathetic state.
How was FDR a failure? I bet you'll say something about spending too much / increasing the size of the government.
Voting for Franklin Roosevelt.
It's about economy and winning wars, you know....