Your Favorite President

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Sava
I think Kennedy showed great leadership and had a distinct progressive vision. I would rate him as the second best 1946-2003 president.

Growing up hearing about Kennedy one would have thought he was some kind of sainted hero. But I'm still wondering what he did. What is that he did besides handling the Cuban missile crisis that has so many people saying he was a great President?


For the record, I'm not that hot on Reagan either. I don't think he was a terrible president, but I don't exactly consider him great.

[MrFun]

He invented the Internet?

Wait that was Al Gore . . .

no wait, that wasn't him, either.

[Nubclear]

Clinton.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Worst:

1790-1877 Buchanan - sat around while the country got more and more riled up for war

1878-1945 Wilson - an ultra-racist, even for his era (even worse than TR), who was so damned idealist he wouldn't compromise with the Congress, which eventually led to his pet project (League of Nations) being derailed.

1946-2003 Kennedy - a worthless President who blundered his way around and talked tough... almost like a Democrat George W... Kennedy even cut taxes!

[The Mad Monk]

I think one point people forget about Reagan is that he had to follow Carter; his accomplishments are much more remarkable when viewed in that context.

[MrFun]

Reagan is one of the worst in my view, due to his negligence in the early days of the AIDS crisis, when some researchers already had strong theories on how the disease was spreading.

[Dis]

Kennedy was great dammit!

He takes more credit winning the cold war than Reagan dammit!!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Mr.Fun: Who would have ever thought you'd be a one issue voter?

[Japher]

1790 - 1877
Thomas Jefferson (because he did everything)

1878 - 1945
Chester A. Arthur (because he did nothing)

1946 - 2003
Harry Truman (because he had balls)

[Sava]

Originally posted by Dissident
Kennedy was great dammit!

He takes more credit winning the cold war than Reagan dammit!!

I agree. Kennedy did more against the fight against the Soviets in 1 year than Reagan did in a lifetime.

[Japher]

Yeah, but I have a hard time voting for Kennedy as many will just assume it's a sympathy vote. Though a vote Kennedy is a vote for Arnold

[Sava]

Originally posted by Japher
Yeah, but I have a hard time voting for Kennedy as many will just assume it's a sympathy vote.

I agree, I couldn't vote for him because he didn't finish his presidency.

Though a vote Kennedy is a vote for Arnold

What? Schwarzenegger? huh? are you daft?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Dissident
Kennedy was great dammit!

He takes more credit winning the cold war than Reagan dammit!!

What, for being a total moron who was over his head? Instead of negotiating during the Cuban Missle Crisis taking it to the public (and making it a 'crisis')? By telling Cuban refugees to invade Cuba and then not giving them the air support he promised leading to the slaughter of the Bay of Pigs?

How, really, did he win the Cold War when it raged on for over 25 years after he died.

Kennedy was only good for one thing... getting shot .

[Sava]

I guess the Reagan-asslicking club has it's own version of revisionist history.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Mr.Fun: Who would have ever thought you'd be a one issue voter?

Sorry I am outraged over Reagan's AIDS crisis policy.