Presidents

[Sacamuelas]

NDD- what do you think? Have I learned anything yet? Was I right with my assumption? LOL

HIJACK OVER.... back to the thread.

Favorite President: Ronald Reagan. Smart enough to let the individual experts (cabinet members and advisors) help shape policy in their respective fields. Strong enough to follow through with conviction once he made a final decision.

[NousDefionsDoc]

You just saved yourself for one more day

[Valhal]

Originally posted by CommoGeek
Teddy Roosevelt for starting the US down the road to being a world power. The man had vision.

Lincoln and FDR were among the worst. FDR was a socialist and Lincoln had no use for the Constitution.

Lincoln and FDR held the reigns during our country's darkest hours. I believe them to be true patriots even though in retrospect we might not agree with some of their decisions. They had courage and dedication to follow their convictions, unpopular though they might have been.

Teddy Roosevelt; You got to love a president that will get blinded in one eye in a boxing match during his presidency. (I got that from super millionaire last night)

OK I'll be your huckleberry NDD, what about JFK?

[NousDefionsDoc]

Originally posted by Valhal
OK I'll be your huckleberry NDD, what about JFK?

All show and no go

[CommoGeek]

Originally posted by Valhal
Lincoln and FDR held the reigns during our country's darkest hours. I believe them to be true patriots even though in retrospect we might not agree with some of their decisions. They had courage and dedication to follow their convictions, unpopular though they might have been.

You won't see many bagging on FDR for his wartime record. It is his domestic record which many, including myself, criticize. He began the policies which turned America into a welfare state.

Lincoln threw out the Constitution when he saw fit to do so and justified this by saying that it was to keep the Union together. The Consituition is the fabric which binds our nation together and I think that Lincoln's treatment of it is unforgivable.

Kennedy: Bay of Pigs.

[Local_Pol]

Ronald Reagan, for reasons already stated.

Dwight David Eisenhower. Primary reason is stability, being that he came into office, and did much to create a stable growth environment for the US economy. He got us out of active combat in the Korean Conflict and really presided over the foundation building of the modern US economy during his 8 years in office.

Everybody thinks of the Interstate highway system as the primary accomplishment, but actually far more infrastructure components were put in place during "Ike's" administration than most people realize.

My .02

[NousDefionsDoc]

Where did this term "active combat" come from? Has anybody ever heard of "inactive combat"?

Not picking on you locopol.

[Local_Pol]

"Where did this term "active combat" come from? Has anybody ever heard of "inactive combat"?"

Hmmm....

Valid point. As I was writing the earlier post, I'm wasn't quite sure how to describe the "end" of the Korean Conflict, being that it still hasn't officially ended - so I grabbed for "end of active combat". I know everybody uses the term "Armistice", but to me, that's like saying "both sides just got tired of fighting in Korea and went elsewhere"

Suggestions?

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[Valhal]

Originally posted by CommoGeek
Lincoln threw out the Constitution when he saw fit to do so and justified this by saying that it was to keep the Union together. The Consituition is the fabric which binds our nation together and I think that Lincoln's treatment of it is unforgivable.

Don't know too much about this era of History, maybe another thread about Lincoln would be educational.

[Valhal]

Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
All show and no go

That sounds close to Clinton,
All show and much publicized blow.

Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Why do so many come from the South?

As a humorous note, it's because the South has better leaders. j/k

Who was the best President and why?

In my lifetime which would go from President Eisenhower to now, I would pick our current President, GW Bush.

Why?

Because he's a good man/leader and he means what he says. Kinda like the guys in SF. I can identify with that.

I like the following Presidents for the following reasons;

Washington: Never told a lie and was able to help start up the greatest nation in the world.

Lincoln: Went to one too many movies. Kept the Nation together and freed the slaves.

Teddy Roosevelt: Walked softly and kicked ass. National Parks are cool too. I love riding through the Smokies on my Harley; thanks Ted.

Nixon: Watched the movie "Patton" three times and then decided to invade Cambodia. Everytime I watch Patton, I want to kick someone's ass too. I can identify with Nixon.

Reagan: Made me feel good about watching the movie Patton and wanting to kick ass. Built up the military. Defeated communism. The great communicator.

Bush Senior: Probably has the most impressive resume of any President I can think of.

[HQ6]

Favorites:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Theodore Roosevelt
President George Washington

Least Favorites:
President Ulysses S. Grant
President William Taft
President Bill Clinton

[D9 (RIP)]

Originally posted by Doc
In my lifetime which would go from President Eisenhower to now...

Actually, Gerald Ford wasn't too bad either although he is often overlooked. The fact that he was so heavily ridiculed by the Left alone indicates he was doing something right.

Ike was a good general, but a lot of precedents were set in the Middle-East during his presidency that are still haunting us today. The age of appeasement in that region really opened during Ike's tenure.

[ktek01]

Originally posted by Doc


Reagan: Made me feel good about watching the movie Patton and wanting to kick ass. Built up the military. Defeated communism. The great communicator.

Bush Senior: Probably has the most impressive resume of any President I can think of.

Two of my favorites, and I served during their terms. The press was very unfair to Bush Senior IMO, youngest fighter pilot in WWII and they called him a wimp? WTF?