2007-02-19 05:01:02 · 9 answers · asked by lwo_jimmo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
G W Bush is the best president by far. He looks dumb but plays smart.
2007-02-19 05:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by jasonpickles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Abraham Lincoln!!!
After working as a storekeeper, a rail-splitter, a postmaster, and a surveyor, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Black Hawk War and was elected captain of his company.
He taught himself law!!
As a successful circuit- riding lawyer from 1837, he was noted for his shrewdness, common sense and honesty ('Honest Abe').
He served in the Illinois state legislature, joined the Republican Party.
In a series of 7 debates with Douglas, he argued against the extension of slavery into the territories. Despite his loss in the election, the debates brought him national attention.
The ensuing American Civil War completely consumed Lincoln's administration. He excelled as a wartime leader, creating a high command for directing all the country's energies and resources toward the war effort.
His platform included passage of the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery.
At his second inaugural, he spoke of moderation in reconstructing the South and building a harmonious Union.
2007-02-19 15:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by emilia_3272 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington is the second greatest president and Thomas Jefferson is the first because sure George Washington was the foundation but Thomas Jefferson was the extra and you spend more on extras in a house then you do for its foundation
2007-02-19 05:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by Dreamkiller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benjamin Franklin.
And don't tell me he wasn't President. That's only a title, and the gov't has always been run by the people behind the scenes.
2007-02-19 05:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Washington by far . . . the early presidents had to create infrastructures and get by with waaaay less than what leaders have today.
2007-02-19 05:04:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My top 3 are Lincoln, Truman, and Regan
2007-02-19 05:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Washington (Independance)Lincoln(Questionable civil war lots of Americans died)Johnson(Equallity)FDR(World War2) .
2007-02-19 05:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bill Clinton is certainly at or near the top. Peace, prosperity, world respect and much more, despite spending most of his 8 years battling mindless attacks from his enemies.
2007-02-19 05:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by golfer7 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
FDR,as far as why,The New Deal
2007-02-19 05:09:50 · answer #9 · answered by That Dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋