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WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY
Kalona News ^ | Feb 15, 2004 | Ethel Bontrager

Posted on 03/03/2004 1:45:51 PM PST by 11th_VA

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To: unspun
Best at least since TR: probably W.

Reagan beats that by a mile, especially the way he had to clean up after Carter.

Remember 21% interest rates?

21 posted on 03/03/2004 2:08:53 PM PST by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly stupid.)
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To: MegaSilver
Germany declared war on the United States immediately after Pearl Harbor, saving Roosevelt from whatever controversy might have existed about going after Germany whereas only Japan attacked us. Therefore, the use of the Germany example by conservatives is misplaced. Frankly, in many of the other examples we weren't directly attacked but an ally was.

In terms of good/bad presidents though, most people don't realize Truman did not seek reelection because Korea was going so badly. Ike concluded it quickly. Nixon got us out of Vietnam, not in. One does wonder how good roosevelt and even lincoln were. They are so immersed in the enormous events of their times it's hard to be objective.

22 posted on 03/03/2004 2:09:36 PM PST by Williams
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To: 11th_VA
read later
23 posted on 03/03/2004 2:10:47 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: 11th_VA
Claims that Dubya is the worst in history don't even deserve a rebuttal. jmho
24 posted on 03/03/2004 2:10:56 PM PST by squidly (Money is inconvenient for them: give them victuals and an arse-clout, it is enough.)
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To: 11th_VA
One liberal recently claimed Bush was the worst president in U.S. history.

Worst in history? Bush isn't even the worst in the 21st century. (And Clinton only had 19 1/2 days as president in this century.)

25 posted on 03/03/2004 2:18:35 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Maybe we can convince China that RINO horns are good medicine. Start hunting them to extinction.)
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To: unspun
Best at least since TR: probably W

W is not better than RONALDUS MAGNUS (aka Ronald Reagan)

26 posted on 03/03/2004 2:19:39 PM PST by JackDanielsOldNo7 (On guard until the seal is broken)
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To: KarlInOhio
Worst in history? Bush isn't even the worst in the 21st century. (And Clinton only had 19 1/2 days as president in this century.)

Ha-ha! I've thrown that back into liberal faces. That Clinton is the worst president in two centuries - the 20th and the 21st!

27 posted on 03/03/2004 2:20:39 PM PST by roadcat
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To: Iowa Granny; Peach
IG, how did your speech go using this??

I'm printing it out to use over and over again as needed this campaign season.

28 posted on 03/03/2004 2:24:00 PM PST by Molly Pitcher
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To: Rummyfan
As for the worst President in history, my votes goes to Jimmy Carter!

At least there is one list where he can be number one. Too bad the picture of him and the killer rabbit has been purged off the internet.

29 posted on 03/03/2004 2:27:42 PM PST by Moonman62
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To: 11th_VA
Except for the lies about FDR starting WWII and Truman the Korean War. In the first case Germany declared war on us and in the second the N. Koreans attacked our ally.
30 posted on 03/03/2004 2:29:14 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
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To: You Dirty Rats
Thanks for saving me the trouble of pointing that out.

As soon as we declared war on Japan, Germany DID invoke her treaty with her ally, Japan, and declare war on us.

Much as I don't like FDR's policies, I would dislike the necessity learning German, speaking Japanese, and bowing to the Emperor even more.

We need to remember it is the 'Rats job to try to put ideology ahead of truth.
31 posted on 03/03/2004 2:32:05 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
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To: Check_Your_Premises
Keep in mind, government expenditures are included in GDP figures. So the economy might suck, all things being equal, but if the government spends a bunch of cash...

But shouldn't the resulting dead weight loss offset any growth in GDP due to larger government expenditures?

32 posted on 03/03/2004 2:39:24 PM PST by MegaSilver
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To: NCPAC
FDR? He was bad, but I don't know.

I think Xlinton should be right up there in the running. He damaged us politically, socially, and militarily. We are still paying (with the worst payments yet to come as China's might is larger than its maturity, thanks to him) and may never recover.
33 posted on 03/03/2004 2:45:06 PM PST by FrogMom (There really ARE barbarians at the gate!)
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To: 11th_VA
Thanks for posting this! The author is one sharp cookie! I'm going to use some of this info myself in my next argument with my lib brother-in-law.
34 posted on 03/03/2004 2:47:18 PM PST by alwaysconservative (If it weren't for double standards, Democrats would have no standards at all.)
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To: Molly Pitcher
You have SUCH a good memory!
35 posted on 03/03/2004 2:47:59 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: roadcat
Plus, Carter said it was all our fault -- the 'American malaise', to be precise. Gas prices going through the roof, block long lines at gas stations, hostages, the inept rescue attempt, his constant carping and whining in that ridiculous accent. He turned down thermosats and highway speed limits, which only made the elderly sick and used up more gasoline. He dithered, afraid of making decisions, blamed everyone else. A jerk of the first water.
36 posted on 03/03/2004 2:50:06 PM PST by hershey
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Lib Alert
37 posted on 03/03/2004 2:50:28 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (60 Senate seats changes the world!! Bury Kerry in 04!)
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To: Dan from Michigan
Woodrow Wilson - Worst in history.

That's what my parents have always said, but I haven't really delved into what the reasons are. Jimmah Carter has always gotten my vote as the worst President, even x42 was too paralyzed by his inadequacy/intern scandals to effectively promulgate much of lasting harm (apart from selling our nuclear secrets to the Chinese, I mean).

38 posted on 03/03/2004 2:50:48 PM PST by alwaysconservative (If it weren't for double standards, Democrats would have no standards at all.)
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To: alwaysconservative
I'm sure this has been posted before, but here's some more evidence of the left's hypocrisy which I found here:
www.mail-archive.com/sam11@erols.com/msg00208

Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to
develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.
That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.
We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction program."
- President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great
deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use
nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the
greatest security threat we face."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten
times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the
U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if
appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond
effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of
mass destruction programs."
- Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle,
John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass
destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and
he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass
destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"There is no doubt that... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons
programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear
programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In
addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless
using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range
missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
- Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and
others, December 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a
threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the
mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass
destruction and the means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical
weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to
deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam
is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and
developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are
confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and
biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to
build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence
reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the
authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein
because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction
in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working
aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear
weapons within the next five years... We also should remember we have
always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of
weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years,
every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and
destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity.
This he has refused to do"
- Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show
that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological
weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.
He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including
al Qaeda members .. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam
Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and
chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that
Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing
capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal,
murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime... He presents a
particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to
miscalculation... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his
continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass
destruction... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass
destruction is real..."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003
39 posted on 03/03/2004 2:53:26 PM PST by modhom
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To: Rummyfan
BTTT
40 posted on 03/03/2004 2:59:07 PM PST by international american (Tagline for lease......no down payment@ OAC!!)
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