[re_nortex]

Good to see another Coolidge fan. Grover Cleveland is also sadly underrated, he tirelessly fought for the gold standard and was opposed to populist idiocy.

Dare I say it but I rank President Calvin Coolidge just a tad higher than even President Ronald Reagan. In fact, Coolidge was rightly admired by Reagan.

As for the populist idiocy that you so aptly mention, I place William Jennings Bryan in the same circle of evil as Woodenhead Wilson and Franklin Diablo Roosevelt. What became the New Deal were largely the visions of the so-called "Great Commoner". To a large extent, I see Mike Huckabee as a 21st Century version of Bryan.

[Objective Scrutator]

Excellent points. I would give slight criticism to Reagan for endorsing theories other than Austrian economics and cutting too many deals with the Bolshevists in Congress, but both Presidents certainly should be on Mount Rushmore. We can blow off Roosevelt's face (the noted Bolshevist) to make room for both of these great men.

The Bryan and Huckabee comparison is well noted, and a tragic one. Both men recognized the depravities of the "we-are-all-pond-scum" viewpoint known as Darwinism, yet advocate the Leftist form of government which treats man like pond scum. Governor Brownback is another tragic character; he had a viewpoint of "pro-life, whole-life", but unfortunately did not realize that this viewpoint should not be applied to the illegal invaders.