Who (in your opinion) are the top five Presidents to ever serve the United States of America? What did they do in your eyes to deserve that spot? How about 5 worse? Why?
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1. Abraham Lincoln--kept the nation together in its most difficult time and was comitted to stopping the spread of slavery.\n\n2. George Washington--gave the country a chance to grow and set many precedents for the future of the country.\n\n3. Franklin Roosevelt--Saw the country through the Great Depression and World War II, promoted essential anti-poverty measures.\n\n4. Harry Truman--Established the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan (both would prove critical in ending the Cold War), integrated the Army and put the Civil Rights movement on the national stage.\n\n5. Thomas Jefferson--Doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase and ensured that the government stayed in the hands of the people.
671555
one of the worst presidents!!! our economy sucks. soldiers are getting killed over WMDs that did not exist! (and even if they did exist... who cares? we got em too!! but no one is invading us and killing our innocent civilians!) he hasn't accomplished anything good for the american people. the unemployment rate has risen since the clinton administration. we are in soooo much debt and so much more that i wont even get into. bush will definitely go down as one of the worst presidents.
512343
Ashamed - no.\nHorribly disappointed - yes.\n\nThere are policies this president has supported that I don't understand and really worry about.\n\nYes there is the war in Iraq and there are terrorist threats that I don't feel are being dealt with.  \n\nHowever, I'm honestly very concerned about some of the stuff going on a little closer to home.  \n\nWhy is the president spending so much time and money trying to define what a marriage is?  (Please don't give me the God said it's bad for a man and a man to hook up and it's bad for a woman and a woman to hook up, I'm looking at it as a tax payer, and I'm sick of the government spending money telling me that I can only marry a man legally.)\n\nWhy did the federal government screw up so badly in response to Katrina?  (We had to know that a hurricane was coming and we didn't prepare for it or what?)\n\nWhy does our president think that a teacher in this country is leaving any child behind?  (No child left behind is a great idea, but it's completely useless.  It is a completely under funded idea that the government decided would be a nice catch phrase to get voters to agree with, but if you actually know how it works, you would cry for the teachers and students.)\n\nWhy are we spending around 520 billion on the department of defense versus spending about 60 billion on the department of education?  (I'm not arguing that I want to feel safe in the country that I was born in, but why are we spending almost 9 times the amount of money on education on defense.  Maybe it's just me but I think the kids in our schools across the country deserve more than what they are getting.)\n\nYou may disagree with what I have to say, and that's fine with me.  I support what our country stands for, but I have some serious concerns about how our fearless leader is currently directing our country.\n\nHave a great day from the Land Of Lincoln.  :)
264840
As much as I like GB, I don't think Jeb would be a good candidate.  He seems to be a little unhappy and petty about being in dad and brother's shadow.  I don't think the White House is the appropriate place to try and get back at your family....  In other words, I think if he were pres. it would be a "nah nah nah nah nana" raspberry to his family, not a true attempt to make the country better.
309642
Bill Clinton is perceived as one of best presidents of all time....except for the far right. Even the far right, while hating him, respects him as a formidable politician.\n\nMost moderates and liberals, while disliking the way he handled the Lewinsky matter, would probably vote him as the best president ever (or at least in the top 5).\n\nHow can Hillary do anything but benefit from her association with one of the best presidents of all time? On top of that she is percived as somewhat of a martyr for all women who have had a unfaithful husband. that in itself, are a LOT of votes!
150799
What president could have a high approval rating with high gasoline prices, a war, a natural disaster the size of Katrina?\n\nBut again, what is the importance of a high approval rating?  \n\nPersonally, I think most of our government has become so focused on sucking money out of everyone, and trying to buy votes, that no one is doing the proper job.\n\nProper Job = let people keep more of their money, get out of the way, and quit making so many stupid unneccessary laws, since you have no intention of enforcing 90% of them anyway.
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5. ALL OF THEM!!!\n\n1. OJ killed his wife and got away with it and is now a media w****.\n2. The UN doesn't care about the US - AT ALL! They'd rather suck us dry to buy themselves lunch. \n3. Hugo Chavez really does need to be taken out. \n4. I've never really seen a chicken poopie or the said dimple on the top. But I appreciate you using it as a comparison to these other pieces of shize.
626611
Worst President ever In the history of United States.. ! -- He is'nt OUR dude.. He is just for "himself" not our Country
212770
Jesus, Pope John Paul II, Richard Nixon.\n\nI need to pick more than 3...\nAlexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, William Rehnquist, Condoleeza Rice, George Bush (Sr. and Jr.), The Edge from U2, and the guy from school that I never had the nerve to talk to.
412376
You're right. I'm a veteran. And I get sick to my stomach when his service is 'honored'. Not every veteran serves HONORABLY. And John Kerry is a DISGRACE TO ALL VETERANS.
569774
i agree completely. I HATE CLINTON. he is the meanest man alive. i will never forget when he drove by my school [a military-base school overseas] and he was supposed to get out and meet some people from my school. but instead, he just whipped by us, not even bothering to open his window. and i think bush is amazing. he's doing the best he can in this situation and he's handling it very well. =]
208544
For Snow it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.  He gets to serve in a high position in the White House.  How many other people get to say that?  Look at George Stephanopoulis and his career after taking the gig for the Clinton administartion.
4761
"He who is without sin, cast the first stone."  All of you should be ashamed for the hatred that you show towards indviduals, even though your reference to hate is only subtle.  If we asked for every president to apologize for their mistakes, where would we be?  I'm not condoning the man, but I cannot accept the answers you give as those from knowledgable, thinking, unbiased people.
296411
A great president? This piece of human garbage is by far the worst president this country has ever seen or ever will see. He is amongst other things a war criminal, a mass murderer, a thief, a traitor, a deserter, a liar, a moron, a drunk, a coke addict, an illiterate and an abject failure. He is quite literally the scum of th earth and I despise him, richly and deservedly.\n\nI am actually less concerned with his relative popularity (too many of the American electorate change with the prevailing wind, as demonstrated in November 2004) as with his ultimate place in history. I want this vermin impeached and disgraced by being forcibly removed from office. I want all future history texts to refer to him as the worst and most harmful president this republic has ever known. I want him brought up for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before the World Court in the Hague and taken away in shackles to serve a life sentence. And I want all of his blindly devoted "true believer" supporters -- even those craven enough to abandon him now as he begins his long-awaited descent -- to burn in hell right along with their hero.\n\nAmen. ;)
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I believe all Americans should serve in some capacity as is done in many countries. (i.e. Israel) However, I believe there should be many capaicties in which to serve such as Peace Corps, Americorps, teaching, medical service, legal aid. \n\nIt was while ago but I saw a report that only 5 children or grandchildren of Congress are serving in the military.
76538
how low can we go? Bush and Cheney are monsters. How much more can the national debt soar? How many lies can he tell?  Is there another oil-rich country that we can invade? Is Osama Bin Laden still virtually unscathed from his horrendous attack on our country? How many of our young people are going to Iraq? How many will come home? How much richer can the rich get? How much poorer can the poor get? It is a sad state of affairs when our people are out priced at the gas pumps, and it is only going to get worse. These are tip of the iceberg questions, but suffice it to say that there is not a number that goes low enough. He will spend his remaining tenure in office seeing just how much his constituency can stand before reaching point break. I am already there, but I can proudly say that I did not vote for this monster, or for his ass clown father.
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.