Who was most likely the best president in US History and why?
2006-11-15 08:33:24 · 24 answers · asked by aiken877 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
It's between Lincoln and FDR because they led the country through its greatest crises and never backed down. A great president is measured through how he leads in tough times because tough times don't last, tough people do. Being a knowledgeable, strong commander in chief, and knowing how to manage spending by the government are also included. There are many debates about who is the greatest and most times your just choosing the lesser of two evils. These two are the obvious choices when you look at history. I would love to put JFK in here but the fact is he was taken from the people before he could fulfill his dream. You could argue the failures of Lincoln and Roosevelt as well but no one goes through this lifetime w/o failing. For the great ones, failure is why they succeed.
2006-11-15 09:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by Charles H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, let's review a little. When Ronnie took office there were only a staff of 30 people in the President's office and the National Deficit was at about 1 and a half trillion dollars. When he left office the office staff was almost 300 people(probably to think for him) and the National Deficit was hovering around 7 trillion dollars. When George Bush was in office and after he left the National Deficit was hovering around 9 trillion dollars. When Bill Clinton left office, the National Deficit for the first time in history was zero. Then comes GW Bush who after only a year in office caused the National Deficit to rise to over three and a half trillion dollars and it hasn't gotten any lower yet. So, despite being labelled the same way as most cheating men in this country, Bill Clinton did more for jobs, the economy and lowered the National Deficit to zero. So who would you say is the best President?
2006-11-15 08:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
Reagan. Won the Cold War without firing a shot in part because he went against all critics to start the strategic defense initiative, which is only now starting to give us something most people have long assumed we had - a defense against ballistic missiles. He was also a positive politician - big on patriotism and Americana but short on the sort of hate-filled mudslinging we have in politics today. A great speechgiver, he could communicate his message in a way that most people would understand.
I don't mean to disrespect Kennedy, but he wasn't alive for a whole term and he didn't exactly get all of his agenda through Congress. He did have the greatest line in a presidential speech ever, though. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
2006-11-15 08:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by MithrilHawk 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Teddy Roosevelt! Definitely! Or maybe Thomas Jefferson
2006-11-15 08:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by Stretchy McSlapNuts 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ronald Reagan.
2006-11-15 08:36:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ronald Reagan. Reagan won the Cold War and was responsible for the Berlin wall coming down. He easily gave the best and most reassuring speeches, which he mostly wrote himself. Reagan didn't lead by looking at polls, he lead by his head and his heart.
2006-11-15 08:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
FDR, for guiding the country through a depression and a World War
2006-11-15 08:34:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Thomas Jefferson. He didn't believed in a weaker central government.
2006-11-15 08:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by Ron Paul Republican 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson as he detested govenrment and found it to be a necessary evil
2006-11-15 09:00:56 · answer #9 · answered by paulisfree2004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best Democrat was James K. Polk
Polk is very underrated. He is really the guy who made America bycoastal.
this will entertain and inform
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTiCU_fqCg&search=james+K+polk
2006-11-15 09:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by happymrzot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋