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To: reprobate

Worst President Ever


11 posted on 12/04/2006 12:19:27 PM PST by Spaghetti Man (NJ politics suck)
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Buchanan was worst. He allowed his Secretary of War to ship Federal artillery to the south, where it could be used against the national government. The civil war was his creation.

FDR was second worst, for his inaction when Germany could have been stopped by very small forces, and his massive increase of government programs, which lengthened the depression, weakening the US when we needed to be strong. His agriculture programs, limiting US crop planting and food reserves, led to starvation of millions after WWII was over.

Wilson also is right up there, for is refusal to support the democratic nations, or to build up US defenses despite a world at war.

I would put Truman as 4th worst, for permitting Soviet opression in Eastern Europe, and publicly putting Korea outside the zone of interest, then being surprised when the communists accepted his offer.

Carter as 5th worse.
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15 posted on 12/04/2006 12:29:50 PM PST by donmeaker (If the sky don't say "Surrender Dorothy!" then my ex wife is out of town.)
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To: Spaghetti Man

Worst President Ever

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Clinton comes close.


21 posted on 12/04/2006 1:03:28 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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And it's a tie for the worst ex-president. He and Bubba are neck and neck.


28 posted on 12/04/2006 5:07:58 PM PST by T.L.Sink
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