akhalteke Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 Right. Lets wait 25 years and then decide. There are some pretty horrendous presidents we have had to endure. I think GWB is right up there but he's got some stiff competition. Quote
Skeezix Posted October 29, 2008 Author Posted October 29, 2008 There are some pretty horrendous presidents we have had to endure. True... Reagan, for instance. Nixon. Clinton was good. We were a lot better off when Clinton was in office than we are today. Quote
ivan Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 the one having the least fun? Â would have to be "silent cal" coolidge i'd imagine maybe millard fillmore - goddamn, w/ a name like millard you have to be one moopy-fuck! Quote
Mal_Con Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I always thought James Buchanan was the worst (as he had the best chance to prevent the Civil War, but didn't) until now none can hold a candle to W in terms of awfulness Quote
ivan Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I always thought James Buchanan was the worst (as he had the best chance to prevent the Civil War, but didn't) until now none can hold a candle to W in terms of awfulness dude - no way! jimmy was a swinging bachelor and was using the white house as his personal swinger's pad - he clearly was having too much fun to be "worst ever" Quote
sobo Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 US Presidential rankings, both best and worst  If ya believe the polls, GW takes it, hands down. Quote
Fairweather Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 IMO; he ties with Woodrow Wilson, but he takes the cake for worst ex-presidents. Quote
ivan Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 IMO; he ties with Woodrow Wilson, but he takes the cake for worst ex-presidents. not possible - he appeared in playboy magazine (w/ his clothes on, thank phuck) - any cat cool enough to get into the real mansion is clearly having too much fun in life to earn the worst ever prize Quote
sobo Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Yeah, but he lusted in his heart. Why he just didn't bang the bunnies, I'll never understand. Quote
akhalteke Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Now I understand why you guys vote for Obama. Quote
joblo7 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 w is tha fukin anti-krist! w is tha dumbest puppet to ever "rule" Quote
akhalteke Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 w is tha fukin anti-krist! w is tha dumbest puppet to ever "rule" Â Seem to be mutually exclusive statements Mr. Blow. Quote
Skeezix Posted October 30, 2008 Author Posted October 30, 2008 Now I understand why you guys vote for Obama. I doubt that you understand why I voted for Obama, and I'm sure I'll never understand why you vote for who you vote for. Quote
joblo7 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 w is tha fukin anti-krist! w is tha dumbest puppet to ever "rule" Â Seem to be mutually exclusive statements Mr. Blow. Â sort of like it seems the sun circles the earth...y a i know, truth is a bitch to locate. Quote
ivan Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 y a i know, truth is a bitch to locate. perhaps b/c there is no truth, just a bunch of yahoos yammering and yelling at each other through teh intretubes? Quote
mattp Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 IMO; he ties with Woodrow Wilson, but he takes the cake for worst ex-presidents. Â It is pretty sad that you would think the guy who has worked tirelessly and very successfully on humanitarian missions, conflict resolution and promoting fair elections around the world "takes the cake for worst ex-president." Quote
Skeezix Posted October 30, 2008 Author Posted October 30, 2008 I agree with Matt. I think most knowledgable observers credit Carter's selfless humanitarian work as pretty worthwhile... Quote
Bug Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Hey FW, who do you think was the BEST ex-president and why? Quote
joblo7 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I agree with Matt. I think most knowledgable observers credit Carter's selfless humanitarian work as pretty worthwhile... Â but i agree with dickhead IF your idea of leadership is domination. at that w and pops are tops. Quote
joblo7 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 y a i know, truth is a bitch to locate. perhaps b/c there is no truth, just a bunch of yahoos yammering and yelling at each other through teh intretubes? Â truth is constant and prevalent. Â Quote
Jim Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 The worst: that's like shooting fish in a barrel. The Idiot has pegged the needle on disasters. No need to go into the gory details, they have pretty much been documented. It looks like Obama will win the White House. He has a hard job ahead of him. Â Carter: he was ok, the Iran thing really took over his last year. He made some very good progress on the humanatarian front, the Israel/Egypt pact, and actually started a good energy independence program. Reagan pulled the plug on that pretty fast. Oh yea - Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Quote
joblo7 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 y a i know, truth is a bitch to locate. perhaps b/c there is no truth, just a bunch of yahoos yammering and yelling at each other through teh intretubes? Â truth is constant and prevalent. Â BUT NOT FOR THE ignorant and decadent. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 The standard GOP party line is to malign Carter, but Carter's mistakes aren't even in the same order of magnitude as GWB in numerical and cultural terms. Â Carter's signature personality shortcoming was that he couldn't find a way to work with the legislature, a deficit which made him unable to enact his agenda effectively. This worked for him as Governor of Georgia in pushing a reform agenda, but it did not work as President. Â If the country had enacted Carter's energy independence program 30 years ago, we would likely not be in the sorry predicament we are today regarding energy and global warming. Our 3 auto makers; our largest mfging industry, might not be collapsing. We probably wouldn't have gone into Iraq. Palin would not be able to bill herself as an 'energy expert'. The list goes on and on. Â Carter is also blaimed for being handed a post Vietnam economic hangover and oil shocks from the Middle East; both events largely out of the President's control. And of course the hostage rescue; a big deal in those innocent times. Today, we botch an operation like that about once a day. Quote
akhalteke Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Today, we botch an operation like that about once a day. Â You got a big mouth son. Would you please state where you get this information from? Dying to hear it. Quote
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