Assessments of Presidents since FDR

[TheOneAndOnly]

1. Reagan
2. Bush II

Strange. Leaving alone the kneejerk Bush defending, what has he done for America? Or more importantly how has America imroved during his presidency? I am genuinely interested.

[Conductor42]

May I include FDR in my list?

[Anoetos]

1. Eisenhower
2. Truman
3. Reagan
4. Nixon
5. LBJ
6. Clinton
7. Bush II
8. Ford
9. Bush I
10. JFK
11. Carter

Notes: Ike and Harry are almost a tie. Reagan gets credit for being a cowboy correctly (unlike the current POTUS), whether you like cowboys or not, he did it right. Clinton has grown on me, he was a centrist when a centrist was needed. JFK almost killed us all and Carter was an ineffectual nitwit. Bush II is a nitwit, but at least he's decisive. LBJ, but for VietNam would probably have gone number 3.

[Conductor42]

From best to worst, IMO.

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. Gerald R. Ford
3. George Bush (first president)
4. John F Kennedy
5. Jimmy Carter
6. Bill Clinton
7. Lyndon Johnson
8. George Bush (current president)
9. Harry S Truman
10. Ronald Reagan
11. FDR

I wasn't sure where to put Nixon.

[runtmc2jc]

And this is ignoring Katrina. Man...

9/11 we couldn't have known that would happen.
Iraq War we never foresaw such an abrasive resistence
Katrina we never knew the levees would break

George W. Bush ... the Know Nothing President.

more hyperbole from the far left. obviously repeating verbatim the intellectually bankrupt propagagnda of 'air amerika.'

[tranquily_rsrvd]

Best: Reagan (ended Cold War w/ peace via strength)
Worst: Carter (left the economy and military in shambles)

[rich1]

From best to worst?

My view:

1. LBJ ."

_ I am from TEXAS --------- he was a corrupt individual --- ."

2. RMN - tough one ----- I think he was a good leader and man but had misplaced loyalities to his party and friends ."[/QUOTE]
3. HST

- fired Mac Arthur but had the wisdom to use the bomb to end the war."

4. WJC

- with his wife and cronies, a man who attempted to destroy the diginty and honour the Office of The Presidency, a liar, dishonest individaul, and also used the military for political gains."

5. Ford

- just hung on thru diffcult time."

6. Daddy Bush

- should have stayed true to message of Reagan - actually have meet him
7. Carter

- a complete utter failure, a man of limited abilities who attempted to rescue the hostages for political gain and instead caused needless losses and loss of face."

8. Ike - a good Military Leader who couldn't stand upto congress on issues, too use to taking orders from above."

9. JFK

- short Tenrue, but stood upto the commies and did what he thought was right (plus he had a better lookin girlfriend than billy boy) and on this note when DID THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY become anti miltary has a stance? certainly not under JFK."

10. Junior Bush

- a man who has lead the country thru a terrible chapter in our history but has been much maligned, falsely, for political and rheotric issues ."

11. RWR

- A great man, I named my 1st born after him."

Two explanations: JFK was highly overrated though of course his tenure was cut short. Had either or both of his brothers been elected their accomplishments would've likely surpassed his easily. RMN may personally have had to wrestle with many demons, but his administration was marked by extension of the social contract; he established the EPA and proposed what became the earned Income Credit, for example. As his first Attorney General John Mitchell said, "Watch what we do and not what we say."[/QUOTE] just thought you needed some corrections to your post

[sj48182]

1. Ford --didn't do much, which contrary to popular belief, is usually a good thing.
2. Eisenhower--enforced integration, ended Korean War, nominated Brennan and Warren to Supreme Court.
3. Reagan--despite bellicose reputation, kept the country at peace, negotiated with USSR.
4. Kennedy--good: space program, resolved Cuban missile crisis. bad: launched war in S. Vietnam
5. Carter--got in at a bad time, but preserved peace
6. Clinton--The Boss Hogg of the Presidency. Handled economy well.
7. Bush I--Launched unnecessary war.
8. Nixon--War criminal.
9. (tie) Truman, Johnson, Bush II--Out-and-out war criminals and ignorant hicks.

[Da Blonde]

In the 5 years since this thread, Clinton is up and Bush Jr. is down.

Obama - kind of in the middle. Too cautious. A+ on his Supreme Court picks though.

[Super Cow]

Not a lot to draw from. Not a big fan of most of the recent presidents. Though it looks like most of the posters on this thread are communists, so I can see why they are confused.

1. Reagan - Easily the best president since the 1920s.
2. Eisenhower.
3. JF Kennedy - Had a vision for the country, improved economic growth in the 60s, and was the last president to actually reduce the debt. (Without phony accounting)
4. Nixon - Did some screwball things, but compared to the rest.
5. Bush Sr. - Might have won a second term if he didn't cave to the Dems
6. Truman - cut spending and initiated the postwar boom
7. Clinton - The last president who knew how to work with the other side.
8. Ford - Maybe if he had more time.
9. FDR - Prolonged the depression. Would be lower, but he at least he could fight a war and didn't like national debt..
10. GW Bush - Destroyed the conservative brand, and paved the way for the current disaster.
11. Hoover - Bad policies turned a recession into a depression.
12. LBJ - Responsible for kicking off the unsustainable govt spending spiral. (+ the war which destroyed most of what JFK could have achieved.)
13. Jimmy Carter - Almost as clueless as #12.
14. Barack Obama - A total disaster since he was elected. Prolonging the current recession like FDR, but with tons more debt.