For me, this is about 2 things:
1 - how I feel about their policies & positions
2 - my assessment of how hard they worked to implement policies & positions that I think are best for this country
My ranking right now:
1. Donald John Trump
2. Ronald Wilson Reagan
3. Richard Milhous Nixon
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. George Walker Bush
6. William Jefferson Clinton
7. Gerald Rudolph Ford
8. James Earl Carter
9. Lyndon Baines Johnson
10. Barrack Hussein Obama
Trump in the top spot could change & I KNOW it is really too early, but so far, I am ecstatic
No, he has not gotten everything done that I hoping for yet (wall, ACA repeal, tax cuts). But he is for damned sure trying.
Yes, some of his positions are "softening". But he told us this would happen. He flat out said that everything was open to negotiation - no problem with that.
The Gorsuch nomination looks good, but still too early to tell
Reagan moves back to No 1 if Trump slips up. Plus, Iran Contra, Sandra Day O & amnesty - but hey, no one is perfect. I am sure I will have a few issues with Trump when it's all said & done
Nixon - yeah, I know, Watergate. DNGAF - he opened the door to trade with China & was overall a fandamntastic president
GHWB - a good man, probably under-appreciated as POTUS, but not really conservative enough for me. "Read my lips..." still pisses me off, as do his SCOTUS & lower court nominees. YES, we got a couple of good justices, but WTF with Souter & also, naming Sotomeyer to anything. Real head scratcher for me...
W Bush - fucked up a golden opportunity to right the nation's ship when he stepped in and had the Congress. His decision to not fight gross over-spending, especially in his last 2 years, set us back dramatically & set the stage for an 8 year disaster. He was also frequently maligned, unfairly in my opinion, for being "stupid". I like much of what he did (and tried to do).
Clinton, was a classic politician - his willingness to change & move to the center helped to shape his legacy & create a good reputation & high favorables that still hold to this day. Plus, I have to admit that he did a decent job managing the economy.
Good Ole Gerry - great congressman & a football star at Meeecheeegan, but underwhelming. You'll have to "pardon me" for putting him so low if you are a big fan...
Jimmah - what a train wreck. Weak, ineffectual & the 1st real "lefty loon" to make it to office. He has been a worse ex-president than he was while in office, which is no small feat...
LBJ - was really to young to know or care, but from what I have read & studied, he was a hoot. I mean, any man that whips his "Johnson" out on a plane to show everybody how big he is can't be last on my list!
BUT, his expansion of the "Great Society" & his poor decisions in regards to Vietnam are things that we are still feeling negative effects from to this day...
Hussein - there really aren't even words, plus, we are already at TL/DR
* note - I have posted this before & revised my list a little
1 - how I feel about their policies & positions
2 - my assessment of how hard they worked to implement policies & positions that I think are best for this country
My ranking right now:
1. Donald John Trump
2. Ronald Wilson Reagan
3. Richard Milhous Nixon
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. George Walker Bush
6. William Jefferson Clinton
7. Gerald Rudolph Ford
8. James Earl Carter
9. Lyndon Baines Johnson
10. Barrack Hussein Obama
Trump in the top spot could change & I KNOW it is really too early, but so far, I am ecstatic
No, he has not gotten everything done that I hoping for yet (wall, ACA repeal, tax cuts). But he is for damned sure trying.
Yes, some of his positions are "softening". But he told us this would happen. He flat out said that everything was open to negotiation - no problem with that.
The Gorsuch nomination looks good, but still too early to tell
Reagan moves back to No 1 if Trump slips up. Plus, Iran Contra, Sandra Day O & amnesty - but hey, no one is perfect. I am sure I will have a few issues with Trump when it's all said & done
Nixon - yeah, I know, Watergate. DNGAF - he opened the door to trade with China & was overall a fandamntastic president
GHWB - a good man, probably under-appreciated as POTUS, but not really conservative enough for me. "Read my lips..." still pisses me off, as do his SCOTUS & lower court nominees. YES, we got a couple of good justices, but WTF with Souter & also, naming Sotomeyer to anything. Real head scratcher for me...
W Bush - fucked up a golden opportunity to right the nation's ship when he stepped in and had the Congress. His decision to not fight gross over-spending, especially in his last 2 years, set us back dramatically & set the stage for an 8 year disaster. He was also frequently maligned, unfairly in my opinion, for being "stupid". I like much of what he did (and tried to do).
Clinton, was a classic politician - his willingness to change & move to the center helped to shape his legacy & create a good reputation & high favorables that still hold to this day. Plus, I have to admit that he did a decent job managing the economy.
Good Ole Gerry - great congressman & a football star at Meeecheeegan, but underwhelming. You'll have to "pardon me" for putting him so low if you are a big fan...
Jimmah - what a train wreck. Weak, ineffectual & the 1st real "lefty loon" to make it to office. He has been a worse ex-president than he was while in office, which is no small feat...
LBJ - was really to young to know or care, but from what I have read & studied, he was a hoot. I mean, any man that whips his "Johnson" out on a plane to show everybody how big he is can't be last on my list!
BUT, his expansion of the "Great Society" & his poor decisions in regards to Vietnam are things that we are still feeling negative effects from to this day...
Hussein - there really aren't even words, plus, we are already at TL/DR
* note - I have posted this before & revised my list a little
