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10-29-2003, 03:52 PM
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funny, but i don't see the words, "allowed" or "opinion" anywhere in their post.
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by saying that he didn't see how anyone would mention one over the other is talking about opinion.
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10-29-2003, 03:52 PM
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John Hanson
ETA: He lead the country during a war. Well, kinda.
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10-29-2003, 03:53 PM
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Clinton.
He helped the ecnomy and had a "lil fun" with what was given to him.
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10-29-2003, 04:38 PM
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Originally posted by IheartMATT806
Clinton.
He helped the ecnomy and had a "lil fun" with what was given to him.
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I hope you are joking...........
I was waiting for you people to bring Bush into it. How about this, are you man or woman enough to answer the new thread that I am about to post?
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10-29-2003, 04:42 PM
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George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
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10-29-2003, 05:27 PM
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Reagan, Carter, Clinton
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10-29-2003, 05:51 PM
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Originally posted by krazy
The prosperity was directly a result of Bush Sr.
Sorry, It is true.
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The prosperity of the late 1990s was a result of techological innovations particularly the internet.
My favorite Presidents are Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Harry Truman.
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10-29-2003, 05:58 PM
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Without a doubt--Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln.
My favorite modern president is Bill Clinton. He was a great president who made some mistakes. And I love his wife as well!
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10-29-2003, 07:08 PM
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Originally posted by sigmagrrl
Um, 8 years of prosperity due to a previous president??? Um, no.
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It makes just as much sense as thinking it's due to the CURRENT president. Take econ.
Anyway . . .
Overrated for the purposes of this thread:
-Lincoln
-Washington
-JFK (holy christ I can't even believe he was mentioned)
-even Woody Wilson
Roosevelts, however, are safe choices - I'll go with them
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10-29-2003, 07:34 PM
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See Previous Post on same topic! I Think! 
Friends! Thead!
Will a Mod please comebine these?
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10-29-2003, 08:19 PM
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Bush Sr. and George W. Bush! I love daddy Bush a little more though!
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10-29-2003, 08:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by KSig RC
It makes just as much sense as thinking it's due to the CURRENT president. Take econ.
Anyway . . .
Overrated for the purposes of this thread:
-Lincoln
-Washington
-JFK (holy christ I can't even believe he was mentioned)
-even Woody Wilson
Roosevelts, however, are safe choices - I'll go with them
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Wouldn't you assume, though, that if prosperity was due to the previous president, that a one-term president followed by a two-term president would start to see a decrease in prosperity starting in the second term? How does econ play into that? Not that I'm claiming that prosperity is necessarily due to the current president, either, but it seems like it's easy to see the flawed logic in the idea that current prosperity is entirely due to the efforts of the previous government.
I also don't see how Lincoln, Washington or even JFK are "overrated." Perhaps you could argue that if we were discussing "great" presidents but we're not. All three of them were pretty charismatic presidents with a decent amount of interesting mythology that has sprung up around them, so it's not surprising that people choose them as their favorites.
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10-29-2003, 09:07 PM
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John Adams, because he doesn't get enough recognition, and because he had some great numbers in "1776." 
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10-29-2003, 09:11 PM
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Chairman Mao.
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10-29-2003, 09:44 PM
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I have quite a bit of interest in the presidency and have tried to read up as much as possible on the subject. Here are the best, in my opinion:
Washington (created the presidency for all intensive purposes)
Truman (followed FDR and did a great, if underrated job. I'd go so far as to say FDR himself was overrated, hell he wouldn't have been re-elected if not for WWII)
Lincoln (kept the country together, made his choices based on what would be best for the Union)
Teddy Roosevelt (a strong leader when the country was coming off a run of extremely weak presidents - returned power to the White House)
Woodrow Wilson doesn't make the list because he kept the Presidency well past when he should have. FDR doesn't for the reasons mentioned above; as I said, I feel he's slightly overrated. As far as recent presidents - time will tell.
Collin
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