I like Coolidge but that’s all history. Who knows if it’s all been reported accurately. In high school, I felt safe under Reagan even though he did some really shitty things. He did well for the country. Trump did an amazing job of cleaning up after Obama took a dump on the American citizens. He did a better job that Reagan.

I’m no fan of the Bush family. They get no spot in my good list.

My least favorite is someone that I actually voted for twice, Bill Clinton. There are too many reasons why he’s my least favorite but basically he set the stage for the clowns in office now.

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#26 TR

He had balls & brains and made great use of both.

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In my lifetime: Favorite would be Reagan
Favorite (which is not the same as best) - Reagan
Worst - the current occupant, Biden

I agree. Reagan was the first president I was able to vote for, in 1984. I was 18 at the time. Reagan gave us a sense of optimism and made us proud to be American.

Trump comes the closest to that since then.

Unfortunately, I think Reagan's biggest mistake was his choice of George Bush, the elder, as his running mate back in 1980. Bush was a CIA insider, an elitist and a globalist. He was an establishment Republican which is what we've been fighting, along with the Democrats, ever since.

As for best, I'm in the Calvin Coolidge camp.
He's the only president to ever accomplish reducing the size and scope of government. I believe he is the last president to truly implement the founding principles.

As CoolRich59 quoted:
"I believe in the American Constitution. I favor the American system of individual enterprise, and I am opposed to any general extension of government ownership, and control. I believe not only in advocating economy in public expenditure, but in its practical application and actual accomplishment. I believe in a reduction and reform of taxation, and shall continue my efforts in that direction."

Worst: Biden with Cater second.
Best would be Reagan/Trump, to close to call til after President Trumps second term....

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Originally posted by DoctorSolo:

Jackson was no saint, but he would literally kick the shit out of any man from a recent generation. ...

He also was a badass as a youngster.

When he was 15, Andrew Jackson served as a courier for the Continental Army and was captured and imprisoned by the British in 1781. He witnessed the Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill as a British prisoner of war. While in captivity Jackson suffered greatly, nearly starving, contracting smallpox, and being slashed with a sword by a British officer for refusing to clean his boots.

https://www.battlefields.org/l...phies/andrew-jackson

I despise LBJ for the Vietnam mess, but I think the worst of all is the one we've got now, Biden. Carter was not good at all, but he was a decent man, IMO. Biden? Not hardly.

The best I'd always believed was Reagan, but Trump, for all the handicaps, curves and stumbling blocks they threw at him, IMO-the best.

Bob

George Washington

In terms of policy, I stand with Silent Cal. He understood the role and lived up to it.

For personality, I really like Theodore Roosevelt. He was larger than life! I don’t agree with his foreign policy in terms of American participation in foreign conflicts. I do appreciate his conservation efforts and the establishment of National Parks. The fact that he was a martial artist and outdoorsman really appeals to me.

In my working professional lifetime, Trump was the only President where I felt like I personally prospered. My company and industry flourished and for the first time in my life, I felt no fears about potential layoffs. I think he’s a little over the top, but I’d jump at the chance to shake his hand and thank him for his service.