[US Navy Vet]

Don’t know enough about him to despise him. Educate me.

[Jack Hydrazine]

He was the Prez right before the American Civil War. His lack of leadership during his time in office helped to bring about the war. There are other negative aspects about him that other FReepers can chime in with.

[Vigilanteman]

Buchanan is widely considered by historians to be the worst president in U.S. history. While it is true that many historians are of the libtard vent and love activist jerks like FDR, Buchanan was in a class all by himself.

Not only was he, in all probability, the first gay president, but he managed to enrage both North and South with some of the irrational policies which removed the consistency and predictability from compromise policies put in place by his successors.

Then there was his open policy of making war on Indians and Mormons just because it felt good. Some of the Plains tribes (especially the Sioux) which hadn't been hostile and had even gotten along reasonably well with whites traveling west up to that point, became hostile due to Buchanan's aforementioned policies.

Some blame said policies on General Johnston, his secretary of war, and later a Confederate General who was seeking to divert and weaken the U.S. Army in preparation for the Civil War.

Yeah, that's possible, but he couldn't have done it without Buchanan's support.

[Lizavetta]

Don’t know enough about him to despise him.

Not sure if you meant this to be funny but it is. :)