Personally, I don't believe so.  Besides his affair (which, believe me, has happened in MANY presidents before- e.g. Kennedy) and his lying under oath, he really did a lot to help our country.  Plus, he fought for gay rights, universal health care, and the continuation of social programs.  Plus, he had some good foreign policies.  So, presidental-wise, was he a bad president?
127044
Well, President Clinton was well-informed on the issues, enjoyed addressing the American public one-on-one making them a part of the dialogue, he could compromise as well as make the opposition say 'uncle', he successfully appealed to a large cross-section of the public, he opened up government giving us Madeleine Albright and Dee Dee Meyers, the first female Secretary of State (preceding Condoleeza Rice) and the first female press secretary (although unsuccessfully), put The First Lady Hillary Clinton out front to show her own knowledge of policy and her own mettle (perhaps setting the stage for being the 'First Husband'), Henry Cisneros, Mike Espy, etc. \nHe was good for the conservative press, because the Washington Times, The McGlaughlin Hour and Fox News gained a substantial amount of their audience and influence during Clinton's two terms (before G.W. extended its grip) providing an alternate viewpoint.  He was a great public speaker and debater. He was a boon to fast food. He single handedly overhauled the process of reaching voters with his 'saxiphone solo' on the Arsenio Hall Show. He was an Oxford and Fulbright Scholar. He also achieved the phenomenal accomplishment of leaving office with a 'Budget Surplus', which had not been achieved in over 40 years.\n\nWilliam Jefferson Clinton was in my opinion a good president.
44093
Bad!  Sure, pay-raises for the military are great, but I happen to think that life is a teensy bit more important than money.  He's sent troops to Iraq to die unnecessarily, he's make a mess of international politics and a mockary of diplomacy.  He's turned unprecedented interational support into unprecedented international resentment and redicule.  He's turned a record budge surplus into a record defitcit.  He's cut funding to education, healthcare, and wellfare, to fund tax cuts for the very wealthy.  He's showen flagardent disregard for our constitutional rights, as well as several other laws.  He's appointed justices who seem inclined to undo the past century of progress in the area of civil rights.  And, perhaps most important of all, he's turned America into the laughingstock of the world.
29894
He was charismatic, but he wasn't a great president.\n\nHis unplanned remarks to Nikita Khruschev, President of the Soviet Union, caused Khruschev to judge Kennedy to be weak.  Consequently, he installed nuclear missles in Cuba.  Kennedy reacted by blockading Cuba.  For several days in October 1963, the world was on the brink of a nuclear war.\n\nShortly after taking office, he allowed plans for an invasion of Cuba to proceed.  The invasion by Cuban refugees from Miami was a debacle that was a violation of international law and a humiliation to the United States.\n\nHe continued the program of sending military advisors to Viet Nam.  After his death, this was continued by President Lyndon Johnson and expanded into the Viet Nam war.  The Viet Nam war destroyed Johnson's presidency.\n\nTo his great credit, he was aggressive about furthering the Civil Rights movement by supporting activists with Federal authority in several high profile integration efforts.\n\nIf he had lived, almost surely he would have been elected to a second term.  He seemed to grow wiser while in office.  Would that wisdom have led him to become a great president?  Would the US have become bogged down in an unwinnable war in Viet Nam?  Would his philandering have brought him down?\n\nInteresting questions.\n\nWikipedia knows all.\n\nI was 10 when he was elected and 13 when he was assassinated.  I will never forget the optimism he brought to the country.  We believed he could lead us into the bright future.  I will never forget the terror of the Cuban Missle Crisis.  I will never forget the devastation I felt when he was assassinated.  The United States has not been the same since.  John Kennedy was the last president who _lead_ us.  Presidents after him have been followers without vision.\n\nIn 1989 (I was 39), I went to President Kennedy's grave in Arlington Cemetary.  Probably 15 or 20 people were there.  I was amazed that people were moved to silence, even those obviously born after his presidency.  I felt a great deal of reverence and had tears in my eyes.
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I won't call him a good president, as his time in the White House was a disaster, but Carter was probably the best person to hold that job to date.  He got in as a fluke reaction to Watergate and BECAUSE he really didn't play Washington games he got nothing accomplished.\n\nYou can't be a decent person and get anywhere in politics.
409972
Yes, he's a bad president.  Obviously a tool of big business and frankly an idiot.
197757
I agree with most of your comments.\n\nI agree that Truman was one of the best.  He, above all other things, accepted responisibility for his actions and wanted the President to be a man of unquestioned integrity.\n\nFor that reason, I believe the two Bushes to be the worst.  Neither has shown any desire to be a President that would make the American people proud.  All three of their combined terms have been marked by avoidance of responibility and the pursuit of personal interests over the good of the country.\n\nKennedy was overrated.  Didn't really do very many things well.  He relied almost completely on charisma.\n\nCarter was in way over his head and deserves to be among the worst, but has been a great ex-president.  I think he deserves some respect for his dipomacy and charity work since leaving office.\n\nRight on about Harding and Silent Cal.  I am torn on Clinton, although the country was relatively peace and prosperous during his tenure, I think much of the credit goes to Congress and gridlock rather than his own actions.  And he didn't have a strong sence of honour and integrity.\n\nI noticed you left off FDR and LBJ.  Both of whom were inexplicably popular.  FDR had good luck and charisma, JBL had bad luck and charisma.  I would put FDR on the best list, but not very high.  The circumstances surrounding his presidency would have made anyone look good.  Johnson belongs on the worst list in my opinion.  Although he did much good, he chose to sacrifice thousands of lives in Vietnam rather than make the unpopular decision to pull them out.
91146
no offense but i think george w bush is a bad president because he left the victims in the Katrina inside New Orleans for a whole week (7 whole days). If the news and camera crews could come to new orleans i think that bush could have gotton a plane and semt people out of their!
173691
As a person maybe, as a president he is better than was the option but he leaves a lot to be desired. I am on his side for most issues but not all and I find him to at least be willing to do what he believes to be right. That is rare in politics. He will make the hard choices and stand behind them and that takes balls in his line of work.
301090
Bush Jr.'s heart and spirit burns with American patroism, but his cabinet appointment choices have been nothing less than poor; rife with unqualified and inept people.\n\nNot that this problem is isolated with just the White House, but historic and often tragic events during Bush Jr.'s terms have produced glaring clear evidence that other vital government operated offices our National safety depends on are rife with political brown-nosers whose ineptness adds a dangerous ingredient for a recipe of disaster.\n\nBottom line: I pray as Americans, we learn it's not very wise to elect politically empowered family members to become our President.
666120
He is the worst president in the history of the U.S. so it is only natural to ask questions about him. His past leaves much to be desired also, he was a coke snorting, alcoholic before he became a "born again Christian". If you can believe that with all the other lies that he has told.
192637
Yeah,Good or bad your in the history books.Heck of a reason to be President though.Don't you think Mr.Bush?
107050
History and time will tell.  It's too early to answer that question.  It's hard to point to one President who was the worst - there were many rather insignificant Presidents.  Ulysses Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and Cleveland all served during one of the most corrupt eras in U.S. history - I would probably start with one of these men.
601299
The worst ever... its kind of hard.  Clinton sunk the level of President to a new low, that'll be hard to beat.  Carter had his "malaise" (well, he was lame but not corrupt, just his cabinet was).  FDR and the new deal, sounded good until it was realized he used public money to support private industry and he created a permanent welfare state, which as everyone knows was the beginning of the end of personal responsibility.  JFK did a great job rallying around the flag and making people happy they were American again, but he was lost on the international stage and "Camelot" was only really good if you were rich, a democrat and from Massachusettes, but despite all that he wasn't that bad.  \n\nThere was Daley, sure.  But don't leave out all the others who sat in congress for years and didn't consider themselves corrupt because they weren't stealing money directly, just funneling it to people who would eventually employee them one they "retired".\n\nAnd just to appease the whiny libs out there, yes I acknowledge there have been corrupt republicans out there, but just look at White Water and all the people involved who "suicided" or just were killed under suspicious "accidental" circumstances and you'll realize that "Monica-gate" was one of the more elaborate ruses in the history of politics.  There may be some bad republicans, but the democrats have a time honored tradition of dishonesty and corruption.\n\nAnd why are the people answering this question bringing the authors appearance and spelling into the argument?  Are you third graders who can't form a coherent thought ?  Grow up!  We know you are upset because year after year you vote the party line and continue sending lame thieves into office.  Just look at New Orleans putting Nagin back into office and tell me I'm wrong.
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Clinton did not disgrace anyone, but his wife, Monica and himself.  \n\nI am not ashamed of him at all.  I've always said he should have chosen me to f*ck, I am not a blabbermouth and then the country would have been richer and more at peace today because repugs ( the haters of sex) would not have gone out to vote. And I wish he'd still choose me now!\n\n\nYou're right other presidents did the same thing, but their indiscretions were kept off the news. \n\nAnd again you're right we libs will respond that Bush is a Nazi, a moron,  a lover of human blood, a thug, a thief, Hitler re-incarnate, a puppet and a grinning imbecile and all repugs are JUST LIKE HIM!!
485373
My, this is like a history essay test. Nixon was good in foreign relations like China. He was the president that ended Vietnam. His downfall as you know was from within his own people that lead to disclosure of Watergate. It was wrong to break in absolutely, but Nixon always had fear of the democrats and loosing his power. I for one never liked nor trusted him prior to his election of president and my gut feelings were true. He had the honor to leave office, while Clinton lied as he did and was impeached and remained in office. I wonder how they can get away with that? Yes, the press has the right to dig deep, but in Roosevelt's case, they were denied to reveal he was a cripple for a long time, as it was explained for national security. The president is an elected official that is to have the full trust of the citizens, yes there should be no immunity.
630659
Regardless of how the votes went, YES, "we" as a country elected him and he is our President.  I would suggest that it was "our" apathy that got him elected personally.\n\nWhy you suggest that "we" have to be reminded I am not sure, since he is the president of a country where we have the right (and often the duty) to voice our opinions about our elected officials, INCLUDING our President.\n\nMany have died defending this country and it's right of freedom of expression.  I for one, do not take it for granted, but am offended when people suggest we cannot say anything bad about him or it is unpatriotic somehow.  \n\nI vote, that gives me the right to complain about the wrongs I see WHEREVER they are.  (and yes, I also do things to try and change those wrongs, but since I am not democrat or republican, I am stuck with those candidates they give me.)
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What on earth does this have to do with his politics? Have you Americans run out of things to say about how rubbish he is as a President? Surely there are still things to say...\n\nOr is it that time in his presidency when you all start going on at him about his sex life a la Bill Clinton, or in this case the complete opposite of Bill Clinton?\n\nIf you can't ask a sensible question, don't ask one at all!