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Best US President

Who Was the Best US President?

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Votes: 15 19.0%
  • Franklin Roosevelt

    Votes: 20 25.3%
  • George Washington

    Votes: 9 11.4%
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Votes: 5 6.3%
  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Votes: 4 5.1%
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • Andrew Jackson

    Votes: 2 2.5%
  • Harry Truman

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lyndon Johnson

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • Other (please list below)

    Votes: 22 27.8%

  • Total voters
    79
Well its hard to name one so ill name the three best. FDR, lincoln and clinton

The three worst are buchanan, reagan, and bush 2.
 
I am going to go with Jefferson, partly due to personal admiration, partly due to just how much good the Louisiana Purchase did for the US.
 
Well its hard to name one so ill name the three best. FDR, lincoln and clinton

The three worst are buchanan, reagan, and bush 2.

Though I like some of Clinton's policies, I can't really let myself forgive him for Rwanda. It obviously wasn't all his fault; the entire international community is to blame for that tragedy. But his administration should have done more.
 
I don't know about best, but my favorite to read about was LBJ. The man is just awesome. Probably Teddy was the coolest president.
 
You should have made this a public poll so we could see how badly it gets spammed anonymously.
 
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Voted other......Eisenhower
 
With apologies to my home state's Harry Truman, I'm going to go with Jefferson for the same reasons as Redress.

Sooner or later, every one agrees with me. :thumbs:
 
I've got TR on the top of my list. He was a state rep of NY at 23. He was a naturalist, a "cowboy," a Rough Rider, a Police Commissioner, and a fairly high-up position in the Navy. He invited the first African American to the WH and had a Jew in his Cabinet. We all know about his legendary speech after getting shot. He assisted with the Russo-Japanese War, he received a Nobel Peace Prize (when getting one meant you had actually done something). He was also quite intellectual and was an over all ahead of his time.

While I may not agree with some of his positions I undoubtedly respect them.
 
I admire FDR the most. He wasnt perfect but he in my opinion is the best.
 
I admire FDR the most. He wasnt perfect but he in my opinion is the best.


My choice as well. His greatest achievements I think was the creation of a middle class in America and erecting a firewall between investment banks and commercial banks, thus eliminating the problem of banks too big to fail for a half century until that firewall was dismantled in 1999.
 
My choice as well. His greatest achievements I think was the creation of a middle class in America and erecting a firewall between investment banks and commercial banks, thus eliminating the problem of banks too big to fail for a half century until that firewall was dismantled in 1999.

I agree with that and he lead this country through one of the few justifiable wars in our history. Although i strongly disagree with his policy on Japanese Americans strongly he still did many great things and was a great man and president that lead this country through tough times, made tough and great decision economically and laid the framework for a more just socio-economical situation in this country.
 
I admire FDR the most. He wasnt perfect but he in my opinion is the best.

He did some awful things to the Japanese, passed some horrible things like the NRA, and futzed with the judicial branch. But he's my favorite too, namely for his leadership in the Depression.
 
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William Henry Harrison. He did literally nothing while in office, setting a positive example for all future presidents. :2razz:
 
Don't know who the best president was. All I know is that although America is out of the bushes it is clearly not out of the woods yet. :lol:
 
Don't know who the best president was. All I know is that although America is out of the bushes it is clearly not out of the woods yet. :lol:

I just hope like **** we don't get mitt.........I mean bit...again! :lol:
 
Jefferson is an obvious choice, but Grover Cleveland was also pretty good.

Grover did a few things in his first term:

-Reduced the amount of Federal employees
-He vetoed bills based on Constitutionality
-Stood firm with the Gold Standard
-Took the lead for Tariff Reforms
-Practiced a Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy

In his next term

-Restored the Treasury's gold by getting Congress to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
-Led a charge to stop the Pullman Strike
-Kept a non-interventionist foreign policy and went on to recognize the new Republic of Hawaii
-Allowed Utah to join the Union

Cleveland is also the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and is listed twice of the Presidents.
 
Impossible to answer, IMO.
FDR for one
TR for another
BO maybe considering who he is stuck with in congress...and a great deal of the American people..
The Rs and all others never had this impediment.
 
Impossible to answer, IMO.
FDR for one
TR for another
BO maybe considering who he is stuck with in congress...and a great deal of the American people..
The Rs and all others never had this impediment.

That told me all I needed to know... :roll:
 
Impossible to answer, IMO.
FDR for one
TR for another
BO maybe considering who he is stuck with in congress...and a great deal of the American people..
The Rs and all others never had this impediment.

You act like he didn't have a super majority for two years.
 
good ones always fall victim to assasinations ,i can say kennedy...
 
Who do you think was the best US President?

Don't know.

I believe one thing...every one since (and including) at least Hoover is a big failure - some more then others.
 
Who do you think was the best US President?

Don't know.

I believe one thing...every one since (and including) at least Hoover is a big failure - some more then others.

FDR was a failure? Reagan was a failure? I think Libs and Cons will disagree with you on at least one.
 
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