[Grand Old Partisan]

Alexander Hamilton was the greatest American politican never to become President. His problem is that being from New York -- even then a "lefty" state -- he had no chance of making to the Senate. The Clintonesque Aaron Burr, of the other hand, New Yorkers elected Senator and the Vice President.

[billbears]

Alexander Hamilton was the greatest American politican never to become President.

Let's see, Hamilton's political descendants gave us a national bank, internal improvements that have practically broken the back of this nation, strong centralized government even Clay wouldn't have wished on anyone, and oh yes a completely unbalanced form of checks between the national government and the states. I agree Hamilton would have made quite the Republican today wouldn't he?

[BronzePencil]

Hamilton could never become President because he wasn't born in the Untied States. Had nothing to do with his being from New York.