Favorite American President?

[Qwerty 42]

Of all of our Presidents thus far, who would you say is your favorite?

I would have to say Abraham Lincoln. In addition to leading the Union during the war that saw the most lost Americans in history and setting the original policy for Reconstruction, he was also sarcastic

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Wise

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

and, according to Mary Todd Lincoln, secular.

Now, who's your favorite?

[Perinquus]

Theodore Roosevelt. He was tough, smart, energetic, and had such a unique personality that he seemed more like a force of nature than a mere human being.

[Gandalf]

Of all of the Presidents, I like Lincoln. He seemed decent, and (apparently) had a sense of humour.

But here's a song on the subject of thos lesser knwon ones:

We are the mediocre presidents.
You won't find our faces
On dollars or on cents

There's Tyler, there's Taylor
Filmore then there's Hayes
There's William Henry Harrison
I died in 30 days!

We are the adequate
forgettable
Occasionally regrettable
Caretaker presidents of the USA!

[HemlockGrey]

I like Theodore Roosevelt even if he was a jingoistic, but my favorite is probably Lincoln for seeing the nation safely through the Civil War.

[Jack Bauer]

We are the mediocre presidents.
You won't find our faces
On dollars or on cents

There's Tyler, there's Taylor
Filmore then there's Hayes
There's William Henry Harrison
I died in 30 days!

We are the adequate
forgettable
Occasionally regrettable
Caretaker presidents of the USA!

The Simpsons simply rock. Every play or musical that Springfield Elementary puts on is hilarious.

As regards to the original post: John Kerry. He'll be one of the greatest Presidents we'll never have.

[Noble Ire]

Theodore Roosevelt always struck me as one of the most "human" and inspiring presidents, one with a real presence and feel for life. Abe Lincoln is up there too.

[Drunk Monkey]

FDR & JFK

[The Morrigan]

Richard Nixon.
















What?

[The Cleric]

Bob Dole. You gotta respect a man for sticking up for his peanut butter like that.

[Patrick Degan]

Presently, George Washington. Lincoln did what he did, FDR did what he did, Truman and Kennedy did what they did. But without a man of the character of Washington, there might not have been a United States of America at all.

[HemlockGrey]

Bob Dole. You gotta respect a man for sticking up for his peanut butter like that.

Tell me, in your world, is the sky green and the grass blue?

[The Morrigan]

But without a man of the character of Washington, there might not have been a United States of America at all.

You say this like it's a bad thing.


[runs]

[Darth Fanboy]

Bill Clinton, now there's a guy I would like to party with sometime.

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

William Henry Harrison. Can't think of one bad thing he did in office.

[Civil War Man]

I would have to say Abraham Lincoln. In addition to leading the Union during the war that saw the most lost Americans in history and setting the original policy for Reconstruction, he was also sarcastic

I agree with the choice of Lincoln (duh). Though unfortunately some of his original policies for Reconstruction did not get enacted due to his assassination.

During his time in office, Lincoln desegregated the U.S. Navy and the civilian government offices. The army remained segregated, but during that time you also had regiments that were either made up of a large number of immigrants (like the Irish regiments) or populated by almost all the men of a particular town. And the desegregated government offices remained that way until Woodrow Wilson took office and shit all over it.

[Davis 51]

I'm torn between the Roosevelts. Both were great presidents.

[The Grim Squeaker]

Probably Linclon for helping destroy one of the last major bastions of slavery, although Roosevelt is a close second considering his unbelievable ball size. (metaphorically that is )

[18-Till-I-Die]

It's a coin toss between Lincoln who was one of the great presidents in our history, and FDR who led America through WWII.

Either of those, put them up at #1 in my book.

[Flagg]

John Madison and FDR.

[Thirdfain]

I feel that FDR is heavily over-rated, and toss out a vote for Lincoln instead.

[jegs2]

Theodore Roosevelt. He was tough, smart, energetic, and had such a unique personality that he seemed more like a force of nature than a mere human being.

Seconded.

Don't like Lincoln.

[Drunk Monkey]

I feel that FDR is heavily over-rated, and toss out a vote for Lincoln instead.

FDR brought the US out of the depression, started many social programs, AND helped the allies beat the axis during WWII.

[Ravengrim]

Not a big Linclon fan. Teddy Roosevelt was the f***ing man. From a small, sickly child to the leader of the Rough Riders. Awesome. However, my favorite president is probably George Washington because as far as I know, he is the only one that never actually wanted to be president, but did it out of a sense of duty to the new nation.

[The Kernel]

FDR and Harry Truman. Now there was a one-two punch of presidents that changed the world.

[CmdrWilkens]

FDR for all of the excellent job he did getting the US through the depression and most of the way through WWII was not nearly as great as I thik some people think of him as. Certianly the habitual infedelity doesn't help his case much in my book but moreso its the fact that employment rates show that AMerica really didn't emerge from the depression until we started supplying the war efforts in Britain and then at home from '39 onwards. In other words seven years of FDR's economimc programs still hadn't gotten us out of the depression (oh there were signs of life but overall unemployment was still incredibly high and new investment outside of government projects was virtually non existant).

Thus my vote goes for Truman. He had the balls to stand up to MacArthur and for that matter did a hell of a lot to reorganzie essentially the entire DoD as well as the intelligence community which steeled us for the cold war. He also made the right calls to get us out of WWII the best way possible and I again say two big brass ones were hanging down over the decision to drop the bomb.