My metrics are quite straightforward
What were you given when you took office?
What did you accomplish?
What crisis did you face and how did you handle them?
What shape did you leave the country?
What were your long term accomplishments?
I stand by my list
1. Ike
2. Obama
3. Reagan
4. LBJ
5. JFK
6. Clinton
7. Bush 41
8. Nixon
9. Ford
10. Carter
11. Bush 43
12. Trump
Putting our previous discussion aside:
1. Ike - Destroyed Democracy in the 3rd world. Supported the illegal and overwhelming unpopular government of S. Vietnam - screwed that pooch from the get go. We're still in conflicts because of him
2. Obama - Obamacare was his only accomplishment. The GOP walked all over him. Failed to support Dem candidates resulting in the 2010 redistricting and loss of the house. Nice orator though
3. Reagan - Not bad, except for giving lip service to extreme right wing views - started the whole right wing revival that we're still up against
4. LBJ - Did some great things domestically, but totally screwed the pooch ion Vietnam
5. JFK - Listened to Ike and launch the Bay of Pigs invasion (big mistake). Lowered taxes at the right time. Almost started a nuclear WWIII. Had the right idea re: Vietnam.
6. Clinton - A good President at a time when everything was going right anyway. Info Tech boom was his lucky ticket
7. Bush 41 - A good President, but should have invaded Iraq when the time was right.
8. Nixon - A good President except for severe abuse of power and the whole Watergate thing (What was he thinking -McGovern had no chance of winning!) I don't blame him for Vietnam - he got handed an impossible situation (thanks to LBJ)
9. Ford - Was he ever really President? If I remember his biggest accomplishment was getting hit by a golf ball!
10. Carter - A good man for the time. Organized arms to Afghani rebels which helped bring down the USSR.
11. Bush 43 - Illegal invasion of Iraq based on totally false info - blatantly lied. Screwed the pooch in Afghanistan. Lower taxes on the rich when he should have paid down the debt.
12. Trump - No significant policies. Got impeached twice. Should have been removed from office except for the spineless GOP weenies in the Senate. Tried to overthrow democracy.
So far Biden is looking like the best President in my lifetime - just as long as he doesn't get us into WWIII.