Who is the Best President of the Last 100 Years?

[Toro]

Who do you think?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Nixon got left off?

 

[jillian]

Nixon got left off?

I think Watergate and the continuing turmoil it caused to our govenment and political system mitigates against it. But I would say that had Watergate not occurred, Nixon probably would have been the best president in history.

Too bad he'd have been considered a "leftist" and couldn't have gotten the nod from the current GOP.

 

[Caligirl]

Space shot baby, space shot. We won, oh yeah!

But ya know, I really only voted Kennedy because I looked at the poll results and thought he needed some help. I don't know that any of them was the best. They all led differently.

 

[Red Dawn]

History, and the american people themselves, have already spoken.

There's only one dude up there who won four massive landslide elections in a row, defeated german fascism, japanese imperialism, won a world war, made the United States a superpower, and saved american capitalism from collapse.

 

[xsited1]

What I liked about Bill Clinton was that he was weak and malleable. He tried to implement his socialist programs (e.g., Hillary-care) and got busted. (The same kind of thing happened in Arkansas.) After the Democrats lost control of Congress, Bill had to move to the right of center or lose the election in 1996. That allowed Congress to lead the country in the right direction. He was an will always be crooked, but at least he could be controlled.

 

[alan1]

I know, it's a trick question,
Gerald Ford?

 

[tigerbob]

History, and the american people themselves, have already spoken.

There's only one dude up there who won four massive landslide elections in a row, defeated german fascism, japanese imperialism, won a world war, made the United States a superpower, and saved american capitalism from collapse.

I agree. I know a lot of people have a list of complaints about FDR, but the sheer breadth of his achievements makes him my choice. Reagan would be my second choice, possibly followed by Teddy Roosevelt.

I just can't see Kennedy as being a 'Best' POTUS. He had great promise, but that's a different matter.

 

[Truthmatters]

What about Ike?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower

He was an excellent President.

 

[Annie]

Who do you think?

Weren't there a couple others?

 

[tigerbob]

What about Ike?


Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He was an excellent President.

Yes, I'm surprised his name isn't on the ballot.

 

[Toro]

What about Ike?


Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He was an excellent President.

I thought about him. We can add him informally.

1 vote to Ike.

 

[Luissa]

I think Watergate and the continuing turmoil it caused to our govenment and political system mitigates against it. But I would say that had Watergate not occurred, Nixon probably would have been the best president in history.

Too bad he'd have been considered a "leftist" and couldn't have gotten the nod from the current GOP.

I would some what agree with you on that one. For one he got us back into trade relations with China.

 

[Avatar4321]

History, and the american people themselves, have already spoken.

There's only one dude up there who won four massive landslide elections in a row, defeated german fascism, japanese imperialism, won a world war, made the United States a superpower, and saved american capitalism from collapse.

I dont see anyone that fits that discription on the list. Truman and Wilson won the world wars. They arent on the list and didnt wind massive landslide. Teddy Roosevelt made us a world power, he isnt on there.

There is only one, maybe two, true capitalist on the lists on the list and they didnt do any of the other stuff.

My vote goes for Reagan. Simply because out of the choices up there he is the only guy that was good.

 

[jillian]

I would some what agree with you on that one. For one he got us back into trade relations with China.

He also finished Vietnam and started the EPA.

 

[del]

ike, only because teddy roosevelt's been out of office more than 100 yrs.

 

[tigerbob]

FDR 3, Kennedy 1, Clinton 3 so far.

3 for Clinton really surprises me.

 

[Toro]

ike, only because teddy roosevelt's been out of office more than 100 yrs.

Yeah, I did take that into consideration.

 

[alan1]

FDR 3, Kennedy 1, Clinton 3 so far.

3 for Clinton really surprises me.

Must be all the people under 30.

 

[Epsilon Delta]

I'd have to say Calvin Coolidge.

(In other words, they all kinda sucked.)