Closing Arguments: Rank Obama’s Predecessors

I think that barrack obama will be a great president as for the ranking of the presidents to me itwill be: 1)Jimmy Carter 2)George Bush Sr 3)Bill Clinton 4)George Bush Jr can’t rank Barrick Obama he hasn’t started his presidency yet but I hope he can do something for not only the present veterans but the past veterans all us old veterans realize we have been forgotton. What upsets me is that the American people seem to forget why they have the freedom they have all they know is that they have their tv’s, cars, houses and remote controls but American people need to ask themselves why they have can enjoy great things in life.

My comment on the tragic situation in Gaza. I think that the country of Isreal should stop the bombings and use the ground forces to go into gaza and take care of hamas. I feel with the ground forces there will be minimal lose of civilian life. It is the children that really upset me dearly. These poor children do not realize what is going on and don’t understand but are getting killed because of a no good low life terroist hamas. Just one comment to hamas fight like men only kids hide behind women and children. Please leave the poor children alone.

# 1 is George W. Bush. Given all the body of work he had to handle during his presidency the act of War , acts of God, 8 years of none stop catastrophes. He lead us well and shall be missed! #2 Jimmy Carter great humanitarian #3 George H. W. Bush . President Clinton would not be on my list as a great president, probably fun at a dinner party but as leader not impressed.

BEST TO WORST 1.Clinton 2. Carter 3.Sr. Bush 4th THE BIGGEST FAILURE GEORGE W .BUSH

1. Jimmy Carter
2. Bill Clinton
3. George H. W. Bush
4. Last and Least: George W. Bush
From an ex-republican who belongs to no political party…

1. Bill clinton
2. G.H.W. Bush
3. J Carter
4. G. Bush

Clinton the best, Carter the worst since his mid-east policy brought us to where we are 2day

#1 Bill Clinton
#2 Jimmy Carter
#3 George H.W. Bush
Not worthy of a rating: George W. Bush

Undeniably…
1. Bill Clinton
2. Jimmy Carter
3. George H. W. Bush
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4. George W. Bush

GW Bush,
Clinton
HW Bush
Carter… some forget how much economic and foreign policy tragedy he created.

1. Carter
2. Clinton
3. George Bush Sr.
4. George Bush Jr.
George Bush Jr. will attain the distinction of being the worst president we have ever had.

Bill Clinton was the smartest and best President of these four. I would put Jimmy Carter next, not because he was any good but because George the first and George the last were so bad.
I am excited for our country now that
Barak Obama is poised to take office. I have great hope for his leadership.

1. Bill Clinton
2. Jimmy Carter
3. George H. W. Bush
4. George W. Bush

Best to worst:
1. Clinton
2. a tie between Carter and George H.W. Bush. I think Carter is far more over-villified than he deserves, and I liked and respected George H.W. Bush even if we do not share political sympathies. He is at least more moderate, is intelligent, and understands foreign policy.
3. George W. Bush will be included among the 5 worst in U.S. history, I suspect.

Best list of the four living Presidents
1 Bill Clinton
2.Jimmy Carter
3 George H. W. Bush
4 George W. Bush
Best List of last 7 Presidents (Nixon – W)
1 Clinton
2 Carter
3 Reagan
4 Ford
5 George H. W. Bush
6 Nixon
7 George W. Bush

1) Bill Clinton – Best economic expansion in American history and great international relations.
2) Jimmy Carter – Great integrity, bad economy.
3) George Bush Sr – Smarter war than his son, bad economy, broken promises on tax cuts.
4) George W. Bush – Two recessions, wrong war, bad relations with international community, promoted torture, cronyism, disaster aftermath mismanagement.

Ranking the previous (or soon to be “previous”) Presidents:
1. Bill Clinton (Monica’s dress)
2. Jimmy Carter (awful economy,hostages)
3. George H.W. Bush (Iran-Contra, history with covert operations)
4. George W. Bush (Hoover reincarnated)

1. Clinton
2. Carter
3. G.H.W. Bush
4. G.W. Bush
We need someone intelligent and has common sense like Obama. Maybe he will our best President ever.

1) Bill Clinton – did a great job for the whole USA & our image around the world.
2) Jimmy Carter – an underrated president who has always been an honorable man & a great humanitarian.
3) George H. W. Bush – respected the UN & international law regaring the 1st Gulf War. Problems with a recession as well as being involved in the Iran/Contra Scandal.
43rd) George W. Bush – the worst president in the history of our nation… he ignored the warning signs prior to 9/11; he lied us into an illegal & unjust war in Iraq which is costing us the lives as well as the mental health of our military personnel;
he & his administration outed an undercover CIA agent (which is a treasonable offense); he has pushed through legislation which has cost the American People their civil liberties & their privacy… oh, & his economic policies have brought our nation to economic collapse… not for his cohorts … but for the rest of the American People…etc., etc., etc.

1.Bill Clinton
2.George H.W.Bush
3.Jimmy Carter
4.George W.Bush
I think that George W. Bush should go down in history as the worst president that the US has ever had. I cannot believe that we actually allowed him two terms with which to cause the havoc that Barrock Obama will spend the next 8 years fixing. I think he may go down in history as being an even better president than Bill Clinton, who has been the best president in my life time.

1. Carter for being ahead of his time over energy and a true Christian.
2. Clinton was a very close second-really a tie. He tried to do what was best for the people and was stuck with persecution and obstructionists.
3. George H. Bush looks good now after we’ve endured his son.
4. George W. was the worst in history. The suffering of average Americans, the planet and the citizens of countries he decided to attack is criminal. He took a country left in pretty good shape and destroyed it. “W” is phony Christian.

Ranking ex-presidents:
1. Jimmy Carter
2. George H.W. Bush
3. George Bush
4. Bill Clinton…today’s photo was revealing as he kissed up to power and moved his body away from President Carter.

1 George W.Bush 2 George H.W. Bush 3Jimmy Carter 4 Bill Clinton. I liked George W. Bush for his not running a popularity contest. He did what he thought was best, and I stand by him for that. He got my votes.

1. Clinton-best by far
2.Carter-honest,good humanitarian
3.Bush Senior-forgetable
4.Bush Junior-shameful-seriously, as a fourth grade teacher, I could have done a better job running this country! LOSER and by far the worst President EVER!!! Don’t let the door hit you in the _ _ _!And thanks for the half a million $ worth of china-Laura-recession????????

Best- Clinton
Carter
Bush Senior
Worst in my lifetime- W

“carter was the worst-impotent needed an erection injection especially on the hostage crisis.bush 41 was bad- needed cialis because viagra didn’t give him the balls to finish the job with “sad-damn” as he pronounced it.clinton needed no artificial sexual aid except a phone and a ####.* he avoided any asexual decisions, like going after al-quida; the only decisive decisions he made were sexual in nature, especially when he had a rendezvous in the lincoln bedroom with one of his benefactors.”w” was honorable. although he has an obvious language learning disability, which is obvious to any speech patholgist, he compensated well, with strong aides surrounding him, thanx to his dad’s friends (baker). he will go down in history as the man who began the elimination of terrorism and treated them like an enemy nation, rather than just a cult. so i pick ‘”w”. A- for effort.you will be very disappointed in obama. he is a manchurian candidate. it is apparent to all he told harry reid to mind his own business re: chicago politics or he will lose his majority leader status. there is a wonderful stuttering program (21 days intensive) at walter reed army medical center. he should make that a priority. forget hawaii. obama will be a liability for the taxpayers and a disappointment to the citizens of the world. rush is intuitive. you should listen more often!!”
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Considering only their presidencyc.
1. George H.W. Bush, #41
2. Clinton
3. George W. Bush, #43
4. Carter
Odd that people forget how bad things were during the Carter administration. However, he really has redeemed himself with his humanitarian efforts AFTER his presidency. History can possibly treat Bush 43 kinder depending on the future of the Middle East.

I’ve lived through them all.Carter was the worst; gasoline shortages & rationing, didn’t stand up to Iran.
2 worst Bill Clinton – his policies led to 9/11 because he didn’t stand up to them before that and his economic policies pushing Fannie Mae & Freddie mack to put everyone in their own home led to today’s economic melt down
3.worst George Bush Sr
4. current George Bush – I think history will show that he was not the one responsible for many of our problems

Bush 43 = Leader. He led by his convictions and did what he believed was genuinely in the best interest of our country and the world – even if it was unpopular. He didn’t necessarily FOLLOW public opinion just because it was popular.
Bush 41 = The most qualified of the bunch. Good man. Made some mistakes but did a decent job. Got blindsided by Ross Perot. Too bad.
Clinton = Self serving politician. The consummate follower. Followed his lust, followed money, followed power, followed the polls etc. To his credit, he was smart enough to stay out of the way of a growing economy. Benefited from a TOTAL world dominance thanks to Reagen…
Carter = Confused. Unprepared. He allowed our enemies to run circles around him. Fortunately he lasted only four years. That’s when radical muslims began to believe they can intimidate the US and we (and most of the world) are still paying for for his decisions/indecision.

1)GWB
2)HWB
3)Slick Willy
4)that Carter fella
Obama is leading the way to the most liberal, possibly socialist, government in our history…he will, more than likely, be our worst President.

Rating as sitting presidents
1. Clinton – left us with a surplus and imo, overall tried to do the right thing for the country and the people most of the time.
2. Bush I and Carter tie. Bush I had the foreign thing down tight and was intelligent. Carter was a man ahead of his time with his energy policy but the country was lagging decades behind him.
4. Bush II. Worst president that this country has EVER had. Catered exclusively and continually to big corporations, emptied the treasury and has basically reduced the American public to poverty/borderline 3rd world status, attacked the wrong country-a fact which some among us have never recognized or learned, coddified torture as an American policy and gave it his blessing, instituted spying on Americans in America something else the rightwing has never come to terms with, basically attacked our environment and dismantled consumer protections… Good riddance.
Presidential ranking post presidency?
1. Carter. He doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks it. I’ve learned to respect him a lot post presidency.
2. Clinton and Bush I. Another tie.
4. I realize this is a prediction but Bush II. Based on his job performance in office, statements, and general attitude, I don’t look for any improvement from him.

1. George W. Bush – An unwavering leader in the face of the most catastrophic disasters this country has ever faced.
2. G.H.W. Bush – A viable leader considering the shoes left by Ronald Reagan that he had to fill. But, failed to complete the overthrow of Iraq’s dictator ultimately leading to 9/11.
3. Jimmy Carter – Oversaw our country being thrown into double-digit inflation and interest rates that used to be illegal.
4. Bill Clinton – Proving that even a satanic immoral adulterous womanizing Arkansas hick can become president — a disgrace to the office and our country.

In order of my preference:
1. George H.W. Bush – somebody had to have the difficult job of following Ronald Reagan, and George Sr. was the man to do it. Thoughtful, studied and focused, helping to bring down the Berlin Wall and strengthing ties with Mikail Gorbachev were amazing feats.
2. George W. Bush/Bill Clinton tie – Bill Clinton was a stronger economic president but for different reasons than George W. was equally as embarrassing at home and abroad. George W. silenced Saddam Hussein forever and that cannot be underestimated. Hussein was a true international danger. No question, George W. gaffed during Katrina and the deficit is shocking, but he has been of much stronger character and hasn’t embarrassed his country or worse, betrayed his wife and children by his personal behavior. Mostly, it seems to me that George W.’s biggest problem may have been in having the wrong people around him – Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc.
4. Jimmy Carter – a wonderful man and post-presidential humanitarian, I have admired this man’s work since he left office. However, nice guys don’t always do well as President, and I think he really suffered by having the wrong people around him.

BEST TO WORST:
1. George H. W. Bush: He handled the first Gulf War really well. But he slipped on the issues of the economy.
2. Jimmy Carter: I was 12-years-old when he was elected. The thing that I remember most from his presidency is the hostage crisis in Iran, which cost him to be re-elected.
3. Bill Clinton: Although he didn’t get the U.S. into a war, and the economy wasn’t really bad, he did have a moral failing that got him impeached.
4. George W. Bush: Need I say anything? I was born, raised and still reside in Texas. In my opinion, he was a better governor than a U.S. President. I remember an elderly saying he voted for G. W. just to get him out of Texas.

Best to Worst:
W Bush – It took a real leader to face opposition from all sides to win the war in Iraq.
H W Bush – won a war; no complaints.
Carter – more of a humanitarian than a leader, which is why he is accomplishing more now than in his presidency.
Clinton – worst ever. His lack of policy to hold the banking industry accountable led to their unchecked greed and the financial crisis of today. He is the one who said everyone should own a home. Great idea; bad policy to implement.

1. Bill Clinton
2. Jimmy Carter
3. George H. Bush
4. George W. Bush

The worst= W. Bush. Undoubtedly he will be indicted overseas, and likely here in the US, for TORTURING detainees to DEATH. He should also be indicted here for TREASON for the Scooder Liddy/Valery Plame affair. His list of crimes & malfeasances is long.
The best…probably Clinton. Lots of things I didn’t like or found lacking but many successes.
I’d like to have voted for Carter as best since he seems to truly have great ideals. Unfortunately his presidency was largely sabotaged by Tip O’Neil and other Democrats and Carter just didn’t know how to get around them.

No doubt George W is a disgrace to our country and will be remembered as such for decades to come.Clinton is number one, then Jimmy Carter,George H.W.proved to be better than his own son.But he wasn’t the greatest either.

1. Bill Clinton
2. Jimmy Carter
3. George Bush Sr.
4. George Bush Jr.
I have to agree with Tom in
Minneapolis and with Sher Bush Jr.
will go down in history as the
United States of America worses
President

1. Bill Clinton
2. Jimmy Carter
3. George H.W. Bush
4. Son Of Bush
Three terms of Bushes have brought the U.S. three recessions and three wars. Nevertheless, SOB is the worst president in U.S. history.

I have to comment on “Joel’s” post. There are so many flaws in it that it is almost comical. It speaks of true right wing, conservative diatribe with predictable results.
First off, the comment that “Democrats are only in Washington to party” is ludicrous! What is this based on? Was it one big party during the 90′s when under the Clinton presidency, this country enjoyed one of the largest economic expansions in it’s history? Was the huge budget surplus that Clinton left because of partying? Also another history lesson is in order. Bill Clinton was president for 8 years not 4. And of course the comment “The only thing Clinton was good for was committing adultery in the oval office” is another example of puritan, Bible thumping mentality. What’s the old saying, something about “those without sin casting the first stone”? The rest of the world laughed at us for going so overboard about a personal issue.
If you want to talk moral degradation, look no further than George W Bush the person that Joel gives his “full support and respect.” How can you respect someone that created an unjust war that has killed thousands of Iraqi, American, and other lives? How can you respect someone for bankrupting America? For leaving this country in an economic mess? For making us hated around the world? For spying on American citizens and taking personal freedoms and liberties away? For lining the pockets of corporate America? This failed presidency has committed more “sins” than Clinton ever did. Thank God we have only a little more than a week left of this terror.

1. Bill Clinton (you can’t argue with unprecedented peace and prosperity and solving the problems as they came up);
2. George H.W. Bush (pragmatic problem solver, coalition builder, superb job on Gulf War I and foreign policy but lacking full grasp of economic and social ills);
As for Jimmy Carter, he could have been the NO.1 but he had a problem he couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time, even though he helped the peace accords he forgot he had a country to run and completely ignored it.
George W. Bush; Where is Bin Ladin still….eleven days left Mr. President and the clock is ticking!
Where are the WMD’s Mr. President (Moron) the clock is ticking!
He is going to go down as the worst president ever, since Hurbert Hoover!

Tonight on your show, you asked us, the viewers, how we thought George W. should spend his retirement. I have never before posted here, but i have had such disdain for him I felt like answering this question you had posed. In my opinion, George W. should spend the rest of his days in jail for war crimes. I understand prior to leaving office, he will have officially pardoned himself along with his crooked staff, thus protection him here in the USA. I have a feeling he will not be leaving the country anytime soon.

1. Clinton
2. Carter
3. Bush SR.
4. Bush JR.
I have high hopes and great expectations for Obama.
On another note, some of the posters here really need to use spell check or at very least proof read their comments. Did you NOT pay attention in school? Duh