Andrew Jackson was a national hero, the last revolutionary war veteran to serve as president as well as a successful territorial governor, general, house member, planter, senator, and district attorney. No one in the current line-up even comes close.
He resigned from the Senate before a year was out.
And was a hick lawyer. Where in the Carolinas are you going to get a legal education?
My favorite quote from him is: "It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."
Sounds like he's head and shoulders above the current crop. He was electable, and he got his picture on the $20.
/johnny