List the 5 Presidents you most admire and the reason

[heirtothewind]

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT- gave people hope through Great Depression and WW II

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- dealt with Civil War and still attended to westward expansion

LYNDON JOHNSON- enforced civil rights and tried to build the Great Society

GEORGE WASHINGTON- set precedents for use of executive power

THEODORE ROOSEVELT- proved he was not a puppet president like his predecessor

 

[TheOldSchool]

1. Teddy Roosevelt - the most badass of all Presidents. We could use someone with his stones today.

2. James Monroe - the Monroe doctrine should never have been abandoned

3. Thomas Jefferson - founding father, declaration of independence, Louisiana purchase

4. George Washington - for obvious reasons

5. Abe Lincoln - saved the Union

 

[heirtothewind]

Often overlooked are

JAMES POLK - added northwest and southwest to US, expanding it from Atlantic to Pacific

HARRY TRUMAN- courage to drop A-bomb and fire MacArthur

 

[longly]

1. George Washington

2. George Washington

3. George Washington

4. Benedict Arnold for providing Washington with an example of what not to be.

5. George Washington; No other president even comes close. He gave us everything we have today by ensuring the establishment of a republic capable of evolving. He was not a highly intelligent man. He was neither a great general or president, but he turned down two opportunities to be king. Do you guys realize how rare that is? If he had seized power we would have turned out to be a very different country. We are a very ungrateful people, we don’t celebrate his birthday.

 

[Unkotare]

Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Reagan
W

 

[jwoodie]

I admire/respect those who hold true to their principles, especially in times of adversity:

1. George Washington, who persevered through the darkest days of the Revolutionary War and voluntarily relinquished his Presidency.

2. John Adams, who faithfully executed his duties as President despite scurrilous partisan attacks and left office with his dignity intact.

3. James Polk, who fulfilled his agenda during his first term and declined a second term.

4. Theodore Roosevelt, who honored his promise to not run for a third consecutive term.

5. Ronald Reagan, who refused extortion by the Air Traffic Controllers, faced down the Soviet Union and liberated Eastern Europe.

 

[Dan Daly]

I often wonder why Lincoln is so revered. If you and I were married and you wanted a divorce, would you give me your undying love and loyalty if I used force to prevent you from leaving me and destroyed all your stuff in the process?

Lincoln proved that we are not a free nation, because free nations don't need to be held together by force.

 

[Unkotare]

I often wonder why Lincoln is so revered. ...

Because he preserved the Union, punished the traitorous Confederate dogs, and set forces in motion that would inevitably and finally end the scourge of slavery in this nation.

 

[Dan Daly]

I often wonder why Lincoln is so revered. ...

Because he preserved the Union, punished the traitorous Confederate dogs, and set forces in motion that would inevitably and finally end the scourge of slavery in this nation.

So you'd beat your wife half to death and force her to stay married to you to preserve your union? Nice. Bet the women just loooove you.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Calvin Coolidge. Had the most respect for the power of the Presidency and used it only to better the nation

Ronald Reagan. Believed in America, loved everything we once were. Defeated the USSR

George Washington. Set the standard few have followed

 

[gipper]

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT- gave people hope through Great Depression and WW II

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- dealt with Civil War and still attended to westward expansion

LYNDON JOHNSON- enforced civil rights and tried to build the Great Society

GEORGE WASHINGTON- set precedents for use of executive power

THEODORE ROOSEVELT- proved he was not a puppet president like his predecessor

Damn! Four of the five you listed are known to be terrible lying warmongering fools.

Statism has brainwashed many.

Only three were good:
Washington
Jefferson
Coolidge

 

[Unkotare]

I often wonder why Lincoln is so revered. ...

Because he preserved the Union, punished the traitorous Confederate dogs, and set forces in motion that would inevitably and finally end the scourge of slavery in this nation.

So you'd beat your wife half to death and force her to stay married to you to preserve your union? Nice. Bet the women just loooove you.

Don't bring up family and don't make false analogies.

 

[rightwinger]

Not too hard

Lincoln: Preserved the union, made us the UNITED STATES not just a bunch of states that were united

FDR: Brought us through the depression, showed how a modern democracy should act, carried us through WWII, Made us a Superpower

Teddy Roosevelt: One of our first modern presidents, showed what presidential power was about, Panama Canal, broke up the trusts, National Parks

Wilson: Gave us a modern monetary system, Brought us through WWI and helped broker the peace

Washington: Layed the groundwork for future Presidents and Presidential Powers

 

[Dan Daly]

I often wonder why Lincoln is so revered. ...

Because he preserved the Union, punished the traitorous Confederate dogs, and set forces in motion that would inevitably and finally end the scourge of slavery in this nation.

So you'd beat your wife half to death and force her to stay married to you to preserve your union? Nice. Bet the women just loooove you.

Don't bring up family and don't make false analogies.

It's only a false analogy because you don't like it. If it's OK for the goose to retain a union by force and violence then it must be OK for the gander as well. When you have the balls to examine the hard truth about your mythical heroes with objectivity rather than emotional drama, let me know. Thanks.

 

[Thunderbird]

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT- gave people hope through Great Depression and WW II

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- dealt with Civil War and still attended to westward expansion

These two top the list of presidents who killed the most Americans in unnecessary wars.

FDR:
WW II enslaved millions to Communism.
The Communist Agent Who Caused Pearl Harbor — and Global Economic Havoc

Lincoln:
Many nations succeeded in ending slavery without a brutal civil war.
Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream

 

[Roadrunner]

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT- gave people hope through Great Depression and WW II

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- dealt with Civil War and still attended to westward expansion

LYNDON JOHNSON- enforced civil rights and tried to build the Great Society

GEORGE WASHINGTON- set precedents for use of executive power

THEODORE ROOSEVELT- proved he was not a puppet president like his predecessor

1. Washington, for getting us off to a good start.

2. Jefferson, for gaining Louisiana, and removing enemies from our western and southern borders.

3. Jackson, for expanding voting rights for average white men(one step on the road to universal suffrage).

4. George W. Bush, for finally striking out against terror, even if a bit blindly at times.

5. Yet to be elected.

 

[Roadrunner]

Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Reagan
W

I'd have to drop Lincoln.

 

[Roadrunner]

1. Teddy Roosevelt - the most badass of all Presidents. We could use someone with his stones today.

2. James Monroe - the Monroe doctrine should never have been abandoned

3. Thomas Jefferson - founding father, declaration of independence, Louisiana purchase

4. George Washington - for obvious reasons

5. Abe Lincoln - saved the Union

Saying Lincoln saved the Union is like saying Obama saved us from the Ebola his lame ass border control policies allowed in here.

 

[Roadrunner]

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT- gave people hope through Great Depression and WW II

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- dealt with Civil War and still attended to westward expansion

These two top the list of presidents who killed the most Americans in unnecessary wars.

FDR:
WW II enslaved millions to Communism.
The Communist Agent Who Caused Pearl Harbor — and Global Economic Havoc

Lincoln:
Many nations succeeded in ending slavery without a brutal civil war.
Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream

FDR was a Dem demagogue who got taken to the cleaners by Stalin.

Hundreds of millions suffered because he thought he could wheel and deal with Stalin like he was some NYC ward boss.

 

[rightwinger]

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT- gave people hope through Great Depression and WW II

ABRAHAM LINCOLN- dealt with Civil War and still attended to westward expansion

These two top the list of presidents who killed the most Americans in unnecessary wars.

FDR:
WW II enslaved millions to Communism.
The Communist Agent Who Caused Pearl Harbor — and Global Economic Havoc

Lincoln:
Many nations succeeded in ending slavery without a brutal civil war.
Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream

FDR was a Dem demagogue who got taken to the cleaners by Stalin.

Hundreds of millions suffered because he thought he could wheel and deal with Stalin like he was some NYC ward boss.

How did FDR get taken to the cleaners by Stalin?

FDR lost 400,000 in the war, Stalin lost 10 million