Who Is Your Favorite President?

[Jusenkyo]

Did anyone else think about who their favorite president was after hearing Ron Paul say his was Grover Cleveland? Who would you say your favorite president is any why? While we are at it who would you say is your least favorite? I'll refrain from answering as i'm in the midst of reading The American Presidents book series of presidential biographies and do not want to answer until I complete all the presidents.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

Favorite and best president ever: James Madison

2nd best: James Monroe

3rd: Thomas Jefferson

WORST

1st: Woodrow Wilson
2nd worst: FDR
3rd worst: LBJ

 

[Philhelm]

In before "Ron Paul!"

 

[fisharmor]

I'm partial to the sixth President of the United States, Richard Henry Lee.

 

[crh88]

Favorite and best president ever: James Madison

2nd best: James Monroe

3rd: Thomas Jefferson

WORST

1st: Woodrow Wilson
2nd worst: FDR
3rd worst: LBJ

Good list. I'd also like to mention Taft and Cleveland as good Presidents since they didn't really do much. Nixon was one of the worst, severing the gold standard, starting the war on drugs, and so corrupt he couldn't even cover it up.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Ron Paul is

 

[je10]

Martin Van Buren

 

[Galileo Galilei]

Good list. I'd also like to mention Taft and Cleveland as good Presidents since they didn't really do much. Nixon was one of the worst, severing the gold standard, starting the war on drugs, and so corrupt he couldn't even cover it up.

Not doing much can be a big problem. The best example is McKinley. McKinley was anti-war, but did nothing when Teddy Roosevelt (assistant secretary of navy) started the invasion of the Phillipines under his nose. McKinley should have taken decisive action to stop it, but failed to do so.

McKinley also failed to take adequate security measures to protect his life, that resulted in his murder by a pro-Roosevelt criminal conspiracy.

The McKinley Conspiracy (VIDEO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRIB8TV69QQ

 

[Sola_Fide]

 

[Pennsylvania]

George W. Bush

 

[KMX]

barf

 

[Voluntary Man]

Worst: Lincoln, Wilson, FDR, Truman, LBJ, Nixon, Clinton, GWB, Obama

Best: Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Buchanan

 

[narrowphoenix]

Andrew Jackson, ran on STOPPING THE CENTRAL BANK, and did. And had a federal surplus after 8 years in the White House.

 

[BuddyRey]

My favorite President was, is, and always will be William Henry Harrison.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

Accomplishments of president James Madison, our greatest president:

1) the first president to establish limited exectuve and war powers. Madison set many precedents regarding what a president can do in a time of war:

a) no military draft needed to win
b) no central bank needed
3) no income tax needed
4) no significant standing army needed
5) no violations of civil liberties
6) no censorship of the press
7) no round up of ethnic minorities or enemies
8) declaration of war debated by public and duly voted upon by congress
9) declaration of war states specifically the causes for war and the goals for victory
10) no special executive wat powers claimed by president

2) War of 1812 the greatest victory in US history:

a) very low casualties, entire war had fewer deaths than single civil war battles or single battles in Napoleoin wars
b) lasting peace established with England
c) Victories at New Orleans, Baltimore, Plattsburgh/Lake Champlain, Horsehoe Bend, Chippewa, Lake Erie, the Thames, Tippacanoe, York, and the 2nd barbary War are among the greatest in US history
d) War of 1812 & 2nd barbary war established free trade on the Great Lakes, Mississippi Rvier, Gulf of Mexico, Carribean Sea, Mediterrenean Sea, and Atlantic ocean.
e) Madison retired as the most popular 2nd term president in all US history per many authorities including John Adams
f) Madison started the Era of Good Feelings
g) victories of the USS Constitution, aka Old Ioronsides, among the most accliamed in all US history.
h) Patriotic Uncle Sam icon created during Madison's term
i) famous people like Sam Houston and Davy Crockett got theoir careers started under Madison
j) War of 1812 veterans dominated congress and the presidency for almost 50 years.

3) Madison delivered 7 vetoes, compared to 0 by Jefferson and Adams and only 2 (minor ones) by Washington.

a) the principle of sepeartion of church and states was clearly established by James Madison, via vetoes.

4) Madison set limits on the powers of a central bank:

a) In January 1815, despite being in the middle for a war, Madison veotes a bill that would have expanded the powers of the central bank (Madison also let the 1st bank die in 1811, even though he knew war was coming).
b) In 1816, Madison signed a bank bill that had the exact sames powers as the bank already deemed Constitutional by George Washington.
c) Everybody knew exactly waht Madison was doing.
d) hence the Federal Reserve Act is not only blantantly unconstitutional, but bad policy as well, per other Madison principles (banks only needed to pay of debts from NECESSARY defensive wars).

5) Madison hand-picked his successor, one of the few to do so:

a) James Monroe went on to become one of our greatest presidents.

6) Madison was never involved in any scandals.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

My favorite President was, is, and always will be William Henry Harrison.

WHH wanted to put back the central bank, even though the US had no debt nor was it threatened by any enemies.

 

[Black Flag]

The President who preceded Washington.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

The President who preceded Washington.

Cyrus Griffin. LOL.

 

[BuddyRey]

WHH wanted to put back the central bank, even though the US had no debt nor was it threatened by any enemies.

I know, his policies were horrible. That's not why he's my favorite President.

 

[Black Flag]

Cyrus Griffin. LOL.

Score!