Best President in Your Lifetime?

[f_inscreenname]

Re: Best President in Your Lifetime?

Ronald Regan

 

[rolmops]

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I was born during Truman.<br />Clinton hands down.He managed to make new friends for America and worked for peace,with the USA as an equal partner,not a dominator.He was not hornier than most others,he just got caught.

 

[dogsdad]

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Mr. Reagan, hands down, is the best president in my lifetime (I was born during the Eisenhower days). And I'll go pone better by saying he was the greatest of the 20th century.<br /><br />(I am dying to know about the "new friends" Clinton made for America.)

 

[Kalian]

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Thats a hard one for me. But I'd have to say Regan.<br /> I'm curios about our new friends too. Clinton was smooth, not so sure about great. Lots of unanswered questions about his past, and lots of problems durring his presidency. But it's hard to work it all out. He had bitter enemies, and propaganda to deal with just like Bush does today. But I think time will show Bush as a much better prez than what he gets credit for.

 

[Boomyal]

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Originally posted by telmanmn:<br /> Unassuming=L.B.J.

That's the biggest laugh I've had in a long time!<br />Could only be true if you consider a sledge hammer to be 'unassuming'!

 

[Homerr]

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Reagan<br /><br /><br />H.

 

[mattttt25]

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not many in my lifetime, problem is that there have only been 3 since i was mature enough to even understand what the president does. but probably would say reagan.

 

[Tyme2fish]

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DDE. I actually saw him once when I was in grade school. He was on a whistle stop tour or something and man , if he stopped in our po-dunk town, he stopped everywhere!!<br /><br />Regan: Dignity and honor.<br /><br />Nixon: Only because I got an "early" out from the army while he was president.<br /><br />Clinton: Look up politician in the dictionary and his picture is there. Carpet bagging scum bag with no morals. Hey it's good to be Prez!!<br /><br />Carter: A very honorable man but a bad pres. Probably the best ex-president I've known. I don't think he really knew what Washington politics could entail. I believe he really tried and meant well but he couldn't handle the dirt in D.C.

 

[aspeck]

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I really only remember from Nixon forward. Was in elementry school when we was elected. He COULD have been a great president if he hadn't fell for the thirst for power.<br /><br />As already said, Carter and Ford were very honorable men, but lacked the intestinal fortitude the tackle the difficult things.<br /><br />Clinton is the master showman and salesman. He lead by polls and what the media said the people wanted. He had no clear convictions (other than perjury ).<br /><br />The Elder Bush, following RR, tried to seperate himself from RR and carve his own persona. Problem was, everyone loved the Gipper and that is what they were hoping for.<br /><br />By far, RR did more to unite the country, and the world, than any other president in my time. He was truly the great orator, and he preached a message of hope, not defeatism. I believe that history will only continue to elevate what RR did for the USA and the world.<br /><br />Our current President, well, I don't like the direction the country is going, but I am not convinced it is the President's fault. I don't know of another President that has had to deal with so many "things" during his watch - natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and economy that was headed down hill fast when he first took office and further exacerbated by 9/11, etc. I think he has done a good job with the hand he has been dealt with signs of greatness at times, but at other times looking like a baffoon. I think he is at his best when speaking from the heart instead of from the cold script. But that is just my opinion.

 

[artburr]

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Believe it or not, I was born during Herbert Hoover's administration. I would say that FDR was the best ever. He led the country out of recession and helped pass some of the most progressive legislation ever enacted.

 

[TilliamWe]

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surprising answers here. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, <br />I am just stunned how many people's opinion is the same as mine!<br />Gotta love Ron!!!

 

[JasonJ]

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I will give Reagan credit, he did figure out the best way to defeat the Soviets. It wasn't any great mastery of words or tactics, he simply outspent them. They could never economically keep up with our weapons and military spending. I do shudder every time I think of the phrase "trickle down economics". There was a lot of jobless poor people during those years, something the Reagan lovers never want to think about. Overall, he did an okay job, but like most presidents, he was really just along for the ride. Same with Clinton. The world loves Clinton because of his personality, and he was quite fortunate to be president during his time, but he really had a problem keeping his mits off the girlies. Bush was dealt a shyte hand with all the crap that has gone on during his presidency.<br /><br />My vote is JFK, he used the right amount of force in the right situations, was a truely strong president and not just a puppet.

 

[technostingray]

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Best President in my Lifetime? That would have to be Thomas Dewey, or Eugene McCarthy. What, they didn't get elected. Well, there you go. Just gave someone else the opportunity to screw it up.

 

[heycods]

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I have to agree with JBs assement of the presidents in my lifetime starting with Trueman Only place I disagree is with LBJ I would have to give him marks as the biggest crook. lwr

 

[rodbolt]

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just cannot justify Reagan, his hands got very bloody in south america and the only way he could beat the soviets is to out spend them and asssit militarily in afghanistan to finaly bank rupt the USSR's. from there it just collapsed all by itself, by 1990 the USSR had no major manufacturing industry other than for the military and could no longer support the finanicail drain of a protracted engagement( looking familiar)<br /> other than maybe Carter ,he caused the least embarresment and actually had a decent vocabulary and fair diction, I cant think of one actual Honerable president in my lifetime.<br /> one that was not embroiled in scandal or had to fire most his staff half way through<br />even carter had to finally.

 

[blade_x]

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Ronald Wilson Reagan. Accept no substitutes!!!

 

[ebbtide176]

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dang i don't know what to think. i remember seeing the rpts on tv of kennedy's assassination, and the 1st moon landing. i understood why we went to vietnam, and i dam sure wanted to go, but i was only a preteen.<br />clinton seems to be a smart politician, and they need that attribute. but i think they all had to have that to be elected, so that's out of the points system for me.<br />i'd say -<br /><br />GWB<br /><br />then <br />GWashington<br />ALincoln<br />JFK<br />Reagan<br />Hoover<br />Roosevelt<br />Eisenhower<br /><br />the others were all good prez. none i'm ashamed of, altho clinton would be right on the borderline. no matter what politics you play to get there, you gotta be a hardcore patriot to be given honor. and uphold the principles of a leader of a great nation. making choices on who we kill and who we destroy are part of the job, but failing to have dignity takes points away...

 

[SoulWinner]

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Libs are soooo stupid. FDR had KGB agents in his cabinet, that's where the "progressive" agenda came from. Anyone remember the double digit inflation and interest rates under Carter? How about how lib's lost Hungry, missiles in Turkey (JFK was a ***** wearing sissy who reaped what he sewed) and post Viet Nam south east Asia costing only a few million innocent lives, to the Communists, whom they love. Lincoln imprisoned his political opponents in the holds of ships in the Potomac River. Oh, which Pres. sent Japanese and German citizens to internment camp? <br /><br />RR was the best, and lib's are socialist, Castroites.

 

[Haut Medoc]

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FDR's "Progressive Agenda'....Bailed us out of an economic disaster.....Built our "interstate roads"....Helped the British ward off democratic disaster (through the Lend/Lease Act) & Helped ourselves by the way....Who do you think was on Hitler's menu for the next course? Viet Nam was about fighting Communism. .(Loss)..So was Korea, (A Draw) The problem is ...is that too many of the people that this country liberates.....Need to go there & stay to keep their own country Democratic

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Republican.....Ronnie outspent Russian Communism...Chinese commies are still there & I have a hard time finding good U.S. steel when I have to remove a sticky bolt....Blather on about "Ron"...He 'freed' people deal with them....So much more to say, no more time....Lord High Protector....Kill enough until they all believe...They think so & I do too....JK

 

[Boomyal]

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Originally posted by Medoc:<br /> FDR's "Progressive Agenda'....Bailed us out of an economic disaster.....Built our "interstate roads"....Helped the British ward off democratic disaster (through the Lend/Lease Act) & Helped ourselves by the way....Who do you think was on Hitler's menu for the next course? Viet Nam was about fighting Communism. .(Loss)..So was Korea, (A Draw) The problem is ...is that too many of the people that this country liberates.....Need to go there & stay to keep their own country Democratic

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Republican.....Ronnie outspent Russian Communism...Chinese commies are still there & I have a hard time finding good U.S. steel when I have to remove a sticky bolt....Blather on about "Ron"...He 'freed' people deal with them....So much more to say, no more time....Lord High Protector....Kill enough until they all believe...They think so & I do too....JK

Hmmm? A Gregoire Democrat no doubt. One of those count till you win types. Don't be too hard on Medoc guys. It's the Pacific Northwest Clouds and rain that does it to him. <br /><br />...and by the way Medoc, it was not Roosevelts' 'progressive' agenda that got this country out of the Depression, it was WWII. And it was Ike that built the 'interstate road system'.