Posted on 06/10/2004 8:55:07 AM PDT by Cableguy
More than 3 years old, but still valid. Clinton should go down next time, given his failures on Al Qaeda and North Korea. Reagan will probably move up.
------------------ The Wall Street Journal Survey on Presidents
RANK NAME MEAN GREAT 1 George Washington 4.92 2 Abraham Lincoln 4.87 3 Franklin Roosevelt 4.67 NEAR GREAT 4 Thomas Jefferson 4.25 5 Theodore Roosevelt 4.22 6 Andrew Jackson 3.99 7 Harry Truman 3.95 8 Ronald Reagan 3.81 9 Dwight Eisenhower 3.71 10 James Polk 3.70 11 Woodrow Wilson 3.68 ABOVE AVERAGE 12 Grover Cleveland 3.36 13 John Adams 3.36 14 William McKinley 3.33 15 James Madison 3.29 16 James Monroe 3.27 17 Lyndon Johnson 3.21 18 John Kennedy 3.17 AVERAGE 19 William Taft 3.00 20 John Quincy Adams 2.93 21 George Bush 2.92 22 Rutherford Hayes 2.79 23 Martin Van Buren 2.77 24 William Clinton 2.77 25 Calvin Coolidge 2.71 26 Chester Arthur 2.71 BELOW AVERAGE 27 Benjamin Harrison 2.62 28 Gerald Ford 2.59 29 Herbert Hoover 2.53 30 Jimmy Carter 2.47 31 Zachary Taylor 2.40 32 Ulysses Grant 2.28 33 Richard Nixon 2.22 34 John Tyler 2.03 35 Millard Fillmore 1.91 FAILURE 36 Andrew Johnson 1.65 37 Franklin Pierce 1.58 38 Warren Harding 1.58 39 James Buchanan 1.33
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Although FDR was about as worthless as they come, I thank God he was president when he was so that the thought-framers would allow us to win that war.
Probably been noted already, but why isn't Jimmy Carter DEAD LAST??
Why don't you sue the U? That should be fun (sigh).
I haven't been wronged by your incompetence nor harmed by the fraud perpetrated by the University. Hence, I only advise those who have, to seek redress.
You should see a doctor about that sighing problem.
I encourage all who think they have been "wronged." I think any court in the land would agree I'm right, Lincoln was great, and there are people who are so consumed by hate they just can't stand it! (sigh)
I read some years ago that silent Cal saw the crash coming, and said "Leave it to Wonder Boy," an obvious insult of Hoover. I am reading FDR's Folly right now and I am surprised that so many liberals were in the Hoover administration. In fact, Hoover was a big government type first working in the Wilson administration. I heard this weekend that both parties were virtually the same until Reagan came around and dragged the Republican party to the position of smaller government and freedom for people.
And "courts" don't get to say who's "great".
And who are these people you claim hate? What do they hate?
And why do you keep sighing? Do you feel well? Please consult a physician.
A position they have since abandoned.
My physician says it has something to do with short-sighted people on Free Republic.
Did he mention that it was you to whom he was referring?
Come on, Pro, that's not even a good comeback. You can do better. Try again.
Thankfully, you don't get to grade me. That is reserved for the poor slobs who have to attend your classes. Imagine,,getting a good grade for knowing fiction in a history class. LOL
Yeah, and George Bush needs to be elevated and LBJ "de-elevated". *~*
There you go. I knew with your venom you could do better. Bravo.
Probably most of these historians are elitists and liberal.
Is the University that pays you, a government institution by any chance?
I knew you could do better. Congrats.
Placing Jimmuh Carter ahead of Nixon is just plaing wrong.
Bingo! I have been exchanging with just such an employee on this thread.
The fact they fail to list Carter as a failure undermines any credibility in this.
We fired his ass for gross incompetence.
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