Best President

by **volfan** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:26 pm

Who was the best President America has ever had?

by **Frigidus** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:31 pm

I gave it to FDR, but I was tempted to vote other for Teddy. He had an incredible mustache and freaking invented teddy bears. I'm predicting Ronald Reagan wins by a landslide. He's the hero of the Republican party.

by **DaGip** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:31 pm

volfan wrote:Who was the best President America has ever had?

Dude, George Washington. He was the first. Shouldn't even be a debate on this issue. There are many great Presidents, but George Washington has got to be the all time Best because his leadership gave us the United States of America and our independance from England.

George Washington, no question about it.

by **Snowpepsi** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:34 pm

Frigidus wrote:I gave it to FDR, but I was tempted to vote other for Teddy. He had an incredible mustache and freaking invented teddy bears. I'm predicting Ronald Reagan wins by a landslide. He's the hero of the Republican party.

I loved him.

by C4 on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:43 pm

IMO:

1. FDR
2. Lincoln
3. Jefferson

by **suggs** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:47 pm

Come on...Tricky Dick has to be up there.
Forget Watergate-he just got caught (Kennedy and Johnson weren't a whole lot, if any cleaner-illegal assassinations of South American dictators, anyone).

But Nixon changed history with CHINA.

And darn near won the Vietnam war as well. It was only after he resigned that it all fell apart for the US.

Lets hear it for Richard Nixon!

by **spurgistan** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:50 pm

GW. He basically invented how the president acts, how we see him. No question.

by **DaGip** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:03 pm

spurgistan wrote:GW. He basically invented how the president acts, how we see him. No question.

FREE GW!

by **Napoleon Ier** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:08 pm

DaGip wrote:
volfan wrote:Who was the best President America has ever had?

Dude, George Washington. He was the first. Shouldn't even be a debate on this issue. There are many great Presidents, but George Washington has got to be the all time Best because his leadership gave us the United States of America and our independance from England.

George Washington, no question about it.

Agreed, but I voted for the Gipper to piss off the local brigata rossa nostalgics. Anything to piss off the left.

by **suggs** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:09 pm

Napoleon Ier wrote:
DaGip wrote:
volfan wrote:Who was the best President America has ever had?

Dude, George Washington. He was the first. Shouldn't even be a debate on this issue. There are many great Presidents, but George Washington has got to be the all time Best because his leadership gave us the United States of America and our independance from England.

George Washington, no question about it.

Agreed, but I voted for the Gipper to piss off the local brigata rossa nostalgics. Anything to piss off the left.

Mission accomplished Nap :lol:

by **brooksieb** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:11 pm

spurgistan wrote:GW. He basically invented how the president acts, how we see him. No question.

GW, oh yeah GW Bush....yeah hes great...great actor too

by **suggs** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:12 pm

DaGip wrote:
volfan wrote:Who was the best President America has ever had?

Dude, George Washington. He was the first. Shouldn't even be a debate on this issue. There are many great Presidents, but George Washington has got to be the all time Best because his leadership gave us the United States of America and our independance from England.

George Washington, no question about it.

You are kidding right?
The guy was quite a decent general (not in Napolean's class, or Wellington's but not bad) but as a President...HE WAS JUST A FIGURE HEAD!
A nice enough guy, I'm sure, but not great. Now Jefferson, there was a dude.

by **Frigidus** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:53 pm

WHERE'S BEN FRANKLIN, LOL!

by **suggs** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:58 pm

Frigidus wrote:WHERE'S BEN FRANKLIN, LOL!

Still spying for the British.

by **oggiss** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:30 pm

DaGip wrote:
volfan wrote:Who was the best President America has ever had?

Dude, George Washington. He was the first. Shouldn't even be a debate on this issue. There are many great Presidents, but George Washington has got to be the all time Best because his leadership gave us the United States of America and our independance from England.

George Washington, no question about it.

He "made" USA, that's why he is even below Pol Pott.

by **Nobunaga** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:22 pm

... Little known fact, George Washington had every intention of becoming the first king of America.

... It didn't quite work out as he expected.

...

by **muy_thaiguy** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:26 pm

suggs wrote:
DaGip wrote:
volfan wrote:Who was the best President America has ever had?

Dude, George Washington. He was the first. Shouldn't even be a debate on this issue. There are many great Presidents, but George Washington has got to be the all time Best because his leadership gave us the United States of America and our independance from England.

George Washington, no question about it.

You are kidding right?
The guy was quite a decent general (not in Napolean's class, or Wellington's but not bad) but as a President...HE WAS JUST A FIGURE HEAD!
A nice enough guy, I'm sure, but not great. Now Jefferson, there was a dude.

During the Whiskey Rebellion (shortly after the war), George Washington sent 12,000 militiamen to stop it, which he did. Not exactly something a figurehead could do you know.

by **volfan** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:44 pm

Nobunaga wrote:... Little known fact, George Washington had every intention of becoming the first king of America.

... It didn't quite work out as he expected.

...

After he defeated the British he could've become like a king with his popularity and power. BUT, he decided that a country SHOULD NOT be ruled by one person. He put himself down.

by **InkL0sed** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:20 pm

Are you kidding me? Abe Lincoln is behind Ronald Reagan?! Give me a break. You guys know nothing.

by **AndrewLC** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:31 pm

Poor Truman.

by **btownmeggy** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:35 pm

Nobunaga wrote:... Little known fact, George Washington had every intention of becoming the first king of America.

... It didn't quite work out as he expected.

...

LINK??

by **muy_thaiguy** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:38 pm

btownmeggy wrote:
Nobunaga wrote:... Little known fact, George Washington had every intention of becoming the first king of America.

... It didn't quite work out as he expected.

...

LINK??

Wondering that myself, because I was taught that he turned down the offer to become King.

Though he was the father of our country, that was all he was the father of. Meaning he had no kids.

by **btownmeggy** on Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:40 pm

suggs wrote:Come on...Tricky Dick has to be up there.
Forget Watergate-he just got caught (Kennedy and Johnson weren't a whole lot, if any cleaner-illegal assassinations of South American dictators, anyone).

But Nixon changed history with CHINA.

And darn near won the Vietnam war as well. It was only after he resigned that it all fell apart for the US.

Lets hear it for Richard Nixon!

Nixon's negotiations with China certainly make him one of the most important Presidents from a contemporary perspective.

And... "darn near [winning] the Vietnam war" is kinda correct... he helped the U.S. get as near winning as it was ever gonna get by starting withdrawal. The end of the Vietnam War was certainly a victory for the U.S.