Comments on: On Presidents Day, Best & Worst of Contemporary Presidents

By: ParaLyzer

ParaLyzer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:27:22 +0000

Great post for President’s Day. History will prove that Reagan was one of the greatest. George W. Bush will surpass Carter as the worst President in my lifetime unless Obama is elected before I die!

By: chsw

chsw — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:40:52 +0000

It may be too soon to count GWB among the very worst presidents the USA has had. However, I have no doubt that JC Himself was the worst of the last century. I am ashamed of being a campaign volunteer for him in 1976 when I was 17.
chsw

By: musiccgirl

musiccgirl — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:30:49 +0000

Regardless of the President, they all have their own brand of elistist bullshit. They all live in their ivory tower and never see those suffering right outside their window. We as a country, as voting citizens need to stop the insanity and hire, yes hire, a leader who can honestly and legitimately effect change. We have the power, if we’d only take it. THESE PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK FOR US, RIGHT? Oh wait, I forgot. You must have zero integrity and kiss ass for a living, in order to get anywhere in this country. Education means nothing. Hard work means nothing. Honesty and devotion of family means nothing. These are dark times for Americans and in my opinion, darker tims to come. What a sad world we have created for our children!

By: bhparkman

bhparkman — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:13:40 +0000

“lexi” is right; you can’t neglect Coolidge from the best list. My two favorite quotes (the best I can remember, so not accurate) of his are:
1. “My greatest accomplishment as President was minding my own business.”
2. A young woman told him she made a bet she could get three words of conversation out of Coolidge before the end of a dinner party. He leaned over to her and said, “You lose.”
Gotta admire the guy. He also served only water to White House guests! Love it!
I’d be worse – White House dinners only consisting of PB&J and one glass of 2% – and you’d have to make your own sandwich.

By: MarcAurelio

MarcAurelio — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:49:31 +0000

A melancholic view of outsider and ovservator of life:
Nixon is actually one of the mostly interesting Pres-s, if not the mostly interesting. 3D tragic character (I am well informed about his alcoholism, but it does not spoil his enigma), with the most remarcable and unusual smile – like a sun sparkling through dark and gloomy clouds.
But speaking really from heart – with the exception of several foolish idealists, all USA Pres-s are worthy of one the other. They all built the empire you are living in. Plus they all (except few idealists) are kunning mediocrities, whose only goal is – to get the first and largest piece of a pie of power. It’s a big difference between to be a Pres of USA and to be, for example, M. Twain or C. Dickens.
Some of you speak of Kurds, Albanians, Kruschev, Castro…
It’s a time to forget a little about the bigger world around and think finally of yourselves.
What this system is currently giving to you? – That is a Question!

By: rj pad

rj pad — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:48:25 +0000

Sorry, I forgot to add this. This foolish President will not allow the Kurds to proclaim an independant Kurdistan when infact of all people seeking independance today, the Kurds actually deserve the most. They suffered badly in the hands of the Turks,Syrian Arabarians, Iraqi Arabarians and Iranians. But he was quick like a wiesel to recognize Kosovo. Heck, the Albanians already have Albania. I applaud you for puting him as one of the failed presidents.

By: rj pad

rj pad — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:42:08 +0000

Debbie,
Apart from being the founding father of Hamastan and Hesbollah-stan, Bush is also the founding father of Kosovo-stan. Clinton initiated it but it just happennd under Bush’s watch. This is the beginning of the end of Europe as we know it. Unless Russia and Serbia mobilize their military and invade Kosovo, Bush and the Western Europeans will destroy themselves.
Imagine that in 1940 the Serbs were majority in Kosovo. Nazis and Albanian collaborators made sure did a good job in reducing them to a minority and Tito prevented those who escaped during German occupation from returning. And Viola….Albanians are a majority now.
So, if Mexicans become majority in California and demand independence, America will allow that?
I feel like an idiot for organizing demonstration against the anti-war crowd when Bush was about to invade Iraq. I supported an imbecile.
Shame on me.
RJ

By: freefromice

freefromice — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:08:38 +0000

Debbie, I could not agree more with the fact(s) you listed concerning the Customs Service. What in the “blue hell” were Bush, Snow, Ashcroft and company thinking when they brought about the merger. I can see it now. “Hey, lets take one of our most successful federal agencies (Customs)and merge with it, our most dismally, inept, broken agency, (INS) and produce mediocrity. Whadduya think guys?” ICE is a joke! That agency continually creates spin that it is an environment of counter terrorism investigations and National Security matters. Bulls%$#. It is 90% alien processing and 10% Customs cases that are continuously falling apart and/or being usurped by other agencies; Greenquest, Predator, etc. Debbie, I am dissapointed that you forgot to mention Peppermint Pattie. I’m sure you can make up for that lol.
Thank God I’m gone from ICE.

By: heavyglow

heavyglow — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:46:27 +0000

Worst: You forgot Kennedy. He feigned hawkishness to get elected, in fact, pretended to have a plan to overthrow Castro. Nixon and Eisenhower had the plan and briefed Kennedy on it prior to one of the debates. Then the sleaze ball JFK uses it in the debate to appear tough on commies. But when crunch time comes for the Bay of Pigs invasion, JFK micromanages and scales back the operation significantly. The operation was a disaster. Well, that emboldened the commies and they start bringing missiles to Cuba. A year later, JFK gets credit for facing down Kruschev, but it was his own damn fault those missiles were ever in Cuba. He was awful, but still Carter is the worst ever.

By: PNAMARBLE

PNAMARBLE — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:48:05 +0000

oh debbie did you forget about jimmy carter giving up the panama canal, justa thought.we cant forget warren g. harding he has a memorial in marion ohio and they dont have any money to fix it