So which U.S. president do you consider to have been "great"?

[AJFenix]

FDR and Lincoln are getting hate in the other thread, so I ask you to name one president you consider to have been "great" by your standards. Washington doesn't really count.

[WillMagic]

William Henry Harrison.

Man, that guy kicked ass.

Van Buren was ok.

Will

[JimDrang]

George W. Bush MD.

[Warchant88]

I thought Teddy Roosevelt did a pretty good job. I think Eisenhower was pretty good as well. Polk was OK.

[hmkpoker]

My mandatory libertarian answer is Thomas Jefferson, and my mandatory anarcho capitalist answer is William Henry Harrison.

But let's try to look forward, and come up with a real solution. I already know who I want to run next election...



PARKER & STONE '08 BAYBEEE!!!!!!!

[AJFenix]

Isnt William Henry Harrison in the top 5 of just about every -worst president- list?

[CORed]

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Isnt William Henry Harrison in the top 5 of just about every -worst president- list?

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William Henry Harrison died after about a month in office. That's whey the AC's like him.

[Borodog]

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William Henry Harrison.

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Every politician should strive to emulate him.

[pvn]

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Isnt William Henry Harrison in the top 5 of just about every -worst president- list?

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He was a real dirtbag before getting into office, FWIW.

On the other hand, Jefferson was a genius before his Presidency, but pretty un-Jeffersonian while in office. He gave in. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[CORed]

Well, Jefferson probably found the realities of governing and politics made it a little hard to stick to his lofty ideals. The Louisiana Purchase was a major acccomplishment, though. Yes, he had the opportunity dropped in his lap, but he had sense enough to seize it. This might be a very different country today if he hadn't.