My answer has to be 'none' because todays bunch are a load of pompous self-centered, petty-minded, back-stabbing, overpaid and under-worked nincompoops! Now prove me wrong!
2006-11-26 08:51:12 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Sorry - should have said 'British politician' - but it appears they are all held in much the same high esteem in the good ol' US of A!!
2006-11-26 09:14:33 · update #1
Ronald Reagan.
I remember George Bush Sr. worked 16 hour days pretty frequently.
2006-11-26 08:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well this will probably get me 1000 thumbs down, but as a bystander [having had an x MP for a boss after he got chucked out] I am going to say Margaret Thatcher. These are my reasons.
Her favourite TV programme was 'Yes Minister' because she knew that's what it really is like in politics - wheeling and dealing on the advice of the Civil Service.
She stood by the Falkland Islanders - without any support from any other countries and under great criticism from many in Europe. She did not invade the Falkland Islands like Blair has invaded Iraq
She tried to reduce the Civil Service and got rid of the Manpower Services Commission - which then reinvented itself - well what would you expect they are the only constant in every failing government!
She had the courage of her own convictions and fought for our rebate in Europe and kept it safe. Tony Blair caved in under the same pressure.
She was a strong leader and was admired throughout the World -despite the brainwashing we have undergone by the media and Tony's Phonies since the Conservative Government stood down.
She introduced the City Technology Colleges and encouraged Science learning in schools - something after 10 years Tony Blair is now reintroducing!
She had a better hand on the controls of immigration, despite the apalling performance of the Immigration Service and Customs & Excise.
Many other attributes but that's enough for now, except that she was always admired by none other than Tony Blair - who I am lead to believe has asked her for advice on occasion!
She did what she felt was right for the country despite being unpopular - that's what I call deserving of respect.
2006-11-30 08:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like artists, politicians are often given more credit than they're due after they die.
A personal favorite of mine has always been FDR. However, had I been alive in the '30's, I probably would have seen him as an idiot or a crook, the same way I view today's politicians. However, FDR did contribute a lot to the people in a way that helped society in a terrible economic time. It's thanks to him and his administration that we have some wonderful national parks and things, planned and built to provide work for the unemployed.
2006-11-26 08:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you! Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics? :
29 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
http://www.willyblues.com/
2006-11-26 08:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think William Hague was one of the most genuine and intelligent of politicians. At the time he was right to declare that the EU was the most fundamentally important issue. Regretably, the voting public, freshly brainwashed by the likes of the BBC and the Guardianistas et al, were too dumb to realise it. I bet they haven't improved much either.
2006-11-30 02:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have many, but I will say JC Watts. Because he stayed true to his beliefs no matter how much pressure he was under. I think that African-Americans who are conservative has a very tough road and are to be respected for not just following blindly.
2006-11-26 09:11:40 · answer #6 · answered by Cinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nevertheless, we gotta pick somebody. I'm tempted to use Bob Dylan's, "Everybody gotta serve somebody, whether it's the devil or the Lord".
I'm not sure that fits, cause' we are a democracy.
I'd have to say Clinton, I guess. Bill Clinton was great on open space, and he left office with a surplus of everything and I don't care who was under the desk.
So I would guess Hillary Clinton thinks about the same way.
2006-11-26 08:57:33 · answer #7 · answered by smoothsoullady 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
George W Bush
2006-11-26 09:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Tony Blair for his stance on the Iraq war.
Before that I thought he was Mr Spin, bend to whatever direction the media were pointing. But no, he stood his ground and did what he thought was right.
Agree with him or not. U have to respect that in a leader.
2006-11-26 14:41:44 · answer #9 · answered by Jack 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have to agree with you I'm afraid. They probably start off lovely, but you have to remember they are businessmen in the long run and however sincere their feelings are to begin with they never last.
2006-11-26 12:03:25 · answer #10 · answered by floppity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋