Best US President?

[bullypulpit]

He was also man enough not to accept the kingship that was offered to him for the betterment of the nation. I wouldn't be able to turn down a kingship.

And, apparently, neither can the Bush administration. Unlimited, unchecked authority in the office of President. Sounds rather "kingy" to me.

[glockmail]

Ah...Yes...Blame Clinton for everything. You intellectual bankruptcy is showing.

Not just Clinton. You forgot about your butt bud Carter.

Since 9/11, U.S. terrorism experts have said that the Clinton administration's legalistic approach to fighting al-Qaeda not only proved ineffective - it actually emboldened bin Laden to the point where he thought he could launch an attack on U.S. soil without prompting a serious military response.

Indeed, in a 2002 speech to New York business leaders, Mr. Clinton himself cited legal concerns as an excuse for his decision not to have bin Laden arrested five years before the 9/11 attacks.

"At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against America," said Clinton. "So I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we knew he wanted to commit crimes against America."

The administration of President Jimmy Carter in 1977 created a strain on relations between Iran and the United States. Carter, unlike previous American presidents, was outspoken about his criticism of the Shah's government and its human rights record. Carter pressured the Shah to relax freedom of speech and to allow more freedom for political dissidents.[7]

Many politicians and political figures in the United States such as Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller vigorously opposed Carter's condemnations of the Imperial Iranian government, citing the importance of not weakening the Shah's position in both Iran and the region. As is well-known, American administrations previous to Carter had always pressured the Shah to remain steadfastly anti-communist and to aggressively prosecute Communists and Islamists who were increasingly moving closer together into an anti-Imperial alliance.

The Carter administration blocked exports of tear gas and rubber bullets to Iran, and was also implicated by some commentators in a scandal involving Jimmy Carter demanding financial favors from the Shah. Some also attributed these actions against the Shah to Carter's attempts to warm up to the Soviet Union.

[bullypulpit]

Not just Clinton. You forgot about your butt bud Carter.

And your sources prove exactly what?

[glockmail]

And your sources prove exactly what?

That a vote for a Democrat is a vote against America.

[bullypulpit]

That a vote for a Democrat is a vote against America.

[theHawk]

That a vote for a Democrat is a vote against America.

Bully is right, you need to think more positively like a liberal -

A vote for a Democrat is a vote for socialism/communism.

[glockmail]

Bully is right, you need to think more positively like a liberal -

A vote for a Democrat is a vote for socialism/communism.

Sorry, but I haven't heard a positive thing come out of a liberals mouth in a long time.

[Roadrunner]

A vote for a Democrat is a vote for socialism/communism.

And they're even brave enough to field a presidential candidate to prove it!

[bullypulpit]

Bully is right, you need to think more positively like a liberal -

A vote for a Democrat is a vote for socialism/communism.

Another load of from the right.

[red states rule]

And they're even brave enough to field a presidential candidate to prove it!

and with liberals, they believe tax cuts hurt poor people and are uncompassionate but taking 30% in taxes from their paychecks is compassionate (it is for the children you know)

[emmett]

Bill Clinton. He brought about welfare reform, international economic reform, created the first federal surplus in decades, sucessfully defended against attacks on America by terrorists to the chagrin of his Republican interlopers, made education possible for millions, improved American healthcare provisions and expectations and made Ken Starr look like a total ass in the rightwing prosecution of the Whitewater affair. In addition, he is still considered both a truthteller and a genuine friend worldwide as opposed to the reputation of the current CIC.

Wow, How could someone argue with any of this!

[Pale Rider]

Who, in your opinion, is/was the best ever President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson.

And in my life time, Ronald Reagon.