Who; In your opinion were the worst Presidents ever? Top 3?

Question

Mine would be:

1. George W. Bush
2. Tricky Dick
3. Buchanan
(Hoover and Carter get honorable mentions from me)

I find it ironic that so many answers were quick to throw Carter under the Bus; But made no menton of George W; When the hallmarks of his administration's failings were generally considered to be in the Middle East, Controlling gas prices and inflation - Much as George W's has also...

Steve R -

If having more than 2 million people having fled their home country to escape chaos; Losing 4,000 American soldiers with no end in sight in an overseas engagement; And still having extensive (if not the once absolutely massive) violence ongoing - IE Iraq - Is your idea of progress; I'll take regression! At least Carter just lost a few helicopters and failed to get some hostages back. And if it was fair to blame Carter for gas prices (It was); It's fair to blame Bush.

Let's not call a spade a club with regard to the ever worsening inflation during this administration either:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/21237.html

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/economics/story/18902.html

Answer 1

George W. Bush -the first president every to invade another country preemptively and without provocation, possibly causing the third world war.
George W. Bush -The worst handling of the economy of any president since federal monetary policy became standard practice
George W. Bush -the most reckless spending of any president ever.

Answer 2

merely curious - Why do you think approximately Wilson the worst? Edit: on an identical time as I actual do no longer declare to be a Presidential historian - He replaced into no longer President whilst the inventory marketplace crashed, consequently commencing the super melancholy (Wilson in place of work December 28, 1856 - February 3, 1924 and the crash of NYSE September 4, 1929. additionally, He stored us out of WWI for his first term and purely desperate to end the coverage of neutrality after the Germany proposed a armed forces alliance with Mexico in a bid to flow to conflict with the US (bear in mind, Wilson sent Gen "Blackjack" Pershing into Mexico to seek for out and destroy Pancho Villa for attacking a US fortress). finally - Wilson had no longer something to do with the United countries because it replaced into based in 1945 after international conflict II. He replaced into even regardless of the undeniable fact that for the period of charge for the Treaty of Versailles and forming the League of countries and a 14 factor peace plan. did no longer propose to squash your argument - It merely seamed awkward which you stated Wilson replaced into the worst ever President. possibly you probably did no longer like him for being in charge for passing the Federal Reserve Act, or the Federal commerce value or the sought after earnings Tax, or the Clayton Antitrust Act, or the Federal Farm very own loan Act - all of which a actual valid reasons for no longer liking Wilson. merely as an FYI - i'm in certainty a center ideal Constitutionalist - yet I additionally might desire to be intellectually trouble-free approximately histroy

Answer 3

George Bush
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton

Answer 4

1. Jimmy Carter
2. Bill Clinton
3. Lyndon Johnson

Hey blessed, where did GW fail in the Middle East? Things have progressed there and we're winning the war, the President doesn't control the price of gas, and inflation is not bad at all and not even close to as high as it was under Carter. Anything else?

Answer 5

1. Richard Nixon
2. Jimmy Carter
3. Bill Clinton

Answer 6

I would have to say Roosevelt, Clinton and bush. their misuse of power is despicable, and they have also taken away many of our Constitutional Rights.
take a look at their executive orders.

Answer 7

1.) FDR - 8 years of Great Depression (Hoover only had 2). birth of entitlements and socialism in America (New Deal). Sat idly by for more than 2 years (1939-1941) while Hitler conquered Europe and massacred millions.

2.) Jimmy Carter - all the obvious reasons.

3.) Bill Clinton - forever disgraced the Oval Office. The Oval Office will forever be known as the "Oral Office" and be the butt of jokes. He destroyed the dignity and respect of the office of the President.

Answer 8

1. Bill Clinton
2. Andrew Jackson
3. Jimmy Carter

Answer 9

History points to

Warren Harding
US Grant
Franklin Pierce

We should in fairness to history always let at least 75 years pass before making such judgments

Answer 10

1) Jimmy Carter.
2) US Grant
3) Grover Cleveland