Best US president ever ?

[tomtucker]

Bill Clinton ....who else could it be

[Meticode]

Originally Posted by tomtucker

Bill Clinton ....who else could it be

I think the consensus will probably more than likely say Lincoln. Just a hunch though.

[Thorpesaurous]

I remember when they did that greatest american ever poll on The History Channell about five years ago. Reagan won, which is an absolutely rediculous thing, and I'm a pretty big Reagan believer.

But it came down to him, Washington, FDR, Lincoln, MLK, Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

Strictly in terms of what was done in office, I'd say it almost has to be FDR or Lincoln, with Jefferson being a pretty good dark horse. But if you're willing to accept a president's entire resume in making a greatest president argument, then Washington is incredibly compelling. You could make a case he's in the hunt for the greatest American without his ever taking office. His military record is incredible.

[JohnnySic]

But it came down to him, Washington, FDR, Lincoln, MLK, Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

JFK?

[KevinNYC]

Originally Posted by Thorpesaurous

I remember when they did that greatest american ever poll on The History Channell about five years ago. Reagan won, which is an absolutely rediculous thing, and I'm a pretty big Reagan believer.

I think that just reflects the demographics of those who watch the history channel.

[RoseCity07]

FDR easily. He saved the United States.

[Bigsmoke]

Barack because he inspired African American across to country without doing shit.

all hail barack obama

[Alamo]

Millard Fillmore

[LBJMVP]

george w. bush... how is this even an arguement?

hehe jk

[raiderfan19]

There are really people who think its FDR? Really?

[RidonKs]

Originally Posted by raiderfan19

There are really people who think its FDR? Really?

i was under the impression he was actually a pretty popular choice... as in, yeah, there are really people who think that... lots of them in fact. lol

[Jailblazers7]

Teddy Roosevelt's cool factor catapults him to number 1.

[Goliath Uterus]

[DukeDelonte13]

Originally Posted by raiderfan19

There are really people who think its FDR? Really?

Only stupid people who don't understand economics and politics would call FDR a bad president.

[alwaysunny]

Aggregate ranking from wikipedia:

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Theodore Roosevelt
6. Woodrow Wilson
7. Harry S. Truman
8. Andrew Jackson/Dwight D. Eisenhower
10. James K. Polk
11. John F. Kennedy
12. John Adams
13. James Madison
14. James Monroe/Lyndon B. Johnson/Barack Obama
17. Ronald Reagan
18. John Quincy Adams
19. Grover Cleveland
20. William McKinley/Bill Clinton
22. William Howard Taft/George H. W. Bush
24. Martin Van Buren
25. Rutherford B. Hayes
26. Gerald Ford
27. Jimmy Carter
28. Chester A. Arthur
29. James A. Garfield/Herbert Hoover
31. Calvin Coolidge
32. Richard Nixon
33. Benjamin Harrison
34. George W. Bush
35. Zachary Taylor
36. John Tyler
37. Ulysses S. Grant
38. Millard Fillmore/William Henry Harrison
40. Franklin Pierce
41. Andrew Johnson
42. James Buchanan
43. Warren G. Harding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histori...nited_St ates