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Favorite President [View all] Dpm12 Jan 2013 OP
Lincoln Cary Jan 2013 #1
Yeah Dpm12 Jan 2013 #2
I didn't say I disliked him, mind you. Cary Jan 2013 #9
I'm Sorry Dpm12 Jan 2013 #13
Not on this post and clearly I was wrong on the other one, as noted below. Cary Jan 2013 #50
And yet, when Lincoln was president, there was a 4-year civil war Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #111
Obama madokie Jan 2013 #3
Re-election Dpm12 Jan 2013 #4
Yes it did madokie Jan 2013 #8
What an odd comment. Cary Jan 2013 #11
No Dpm12 Jan 2013 #16
Perhaps I misread sarcasm or facetiousness in your post. Cary Jan 2013 #23
FDR. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #5
FDR srican69 Jan 2013 #6
Franklin D. Roosevelt Glorfindel Jan 2013 #7
LBJ too srican69 Jan 2013 #10
I just mentioned today louis c Jan 2013 #37
James Madison has always been a real favorite of mine. closeupready Jan 2013 #12
William Henry Harrison Doc_Technical Jan 2013 #14
all 32 days? sad-cafe Jan 2013 #21
Bwah..beat me to him. Historic NY Jan 2013 #101
Rutherford B. Hayes snooper2 Jan 2013 #15
Certainly had the best beard. (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #55
In my lifetime - Obama union_maid Jan 2013 #17
FDR jwirr Jan 2013 #18
John Quincy Adams Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #19
Old Tippecanoe, Harrison...a presidency very short on vacation time HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #20
And let's not forget of course... Dpm12 Jan 2013 #22
Bush served President Gore's first term. Nika Jan 2013 #27
JFK Boomerproud Jan 2013 #24
Yeah Dpm12 Jan 2013 #25
Ditto. n/t RebelOne Jan 2013 #76
Thomas Jefferson Nika Jan 2013 #26
you mean Jefferson's all men are created equal forgetting women and slaves philosophy? graham4anything Jan 2013 #34
We all have trappings of our times to deal with. Nika Jan 2013 #36
Jefferson abusing his female slaves was no conspiracy theory. graham4anything Jan 2013 #39
No, I do not mean mean Henry Wallace. Nika Jan 2013 #42
Taking a second to admire the poster with the LBJ avatar piecing out Jefferson's shortcomings. Bucky Jan 2013 #38
LBJ was one of the most disgustingly bad presidents in our history. Nika Jan 2013 #43
tell that to a black person dsc Jan 2013 #45
I think you gotta respect someone who says they won't discuss a topic Bucky Jan 2013 #52
This... zappaman Jan 2013 #65
Lincoln. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #28
JFK all the way... VOX Jan 2013 #29
FDR and Henry Wallace* stultusporcos Jan 2013 #30
In my lifetime... BlueCheese Jan 2013 #31
For me, it is a toss up between... PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #32
Good choices Dpm12 Jan 2013 #47
those are certainly the best two of my lifetime - which goes back to lbj arely staircase Jan 2013 #82
Glass Steagle zipplewrath Jan 2013 #95
Great Economy...No Wars...And A People Person to boot PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #97
No wars? zipplewrath Jan 2013 #113
I should have clarified.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #114
Moving goal posts zipplewrath Jan 2013 #115
I can't believe I am having to defend Bill Clinton on DemocraticUndergroud.com PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #116
It was the RELATIVE assessment zipplewrath Jan 2013 #118
#1 Lincoln #2 FDR #3 LBJ #4 Barack Obama #5 Jimmy Carter graham4anything Jan 2013 #33
Lincoln runs away with it. nevergiveup Jan 2013 #35
I am going to answer a different question dsc Jan 2013 #40
Grant is generally underrated-- not just for his presidency, but his career before that. BlueCheese Jan 2013 #44
No kidding dsc Jan 2013 #46
Fearless Trust-Buster and saver of wildlife habitat: Teddy Roosevelt NCarolinawoman Jan 2013 #41
FDR (minus the Japanese-American internment policy) Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #48
GW Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #49
+1 FreeJoe Jan 2013 #94
Early history fav.: Jefferson; modern history: FD Roosevelt northoftheborder Jan 2013 #51
President Obama! nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #53
John Adams and FDR. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #54
President Obama solara Jan 2013 #56
I like President Obama. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #57
I didn't realize anyone had claimed that FDR was inferior to Obama solara Jan 2013 #60
Bill Clinton oberliner Jan 2013 #58
I typed Clinton then stopped and thought "all" XRubicon Jan 2013 #62
Favorite vs. Best oberliner Jan 2013 #63
I remember his first inauguration day. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #67
Likewise oberliner Jan 2013 #99
In My Life... JFK... In The Modernish Era... FDR... In The Expanse Of History... WillyT Jan 2013 #59
FDR nt XRubicon Jan 2013 #61
Favorite politician-president: Clinton. Favorite president-president: Carter. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #64
No love for Millard Fillmore? zappaman Jan 2013 #66
I lived on Fillmore Ave BainsBane Jan 2013 #70
I can't see your response as #43 is not showing on my screen Nika Jan 2013 #73
zzzzzzz zappaman Jan 2013 #74
All you need to do is ask a reasonable question, make a thought provoking comment Nika Jan 2013 #75
No, just go right ahead and smear LBJ... zappaman Jan 2013 #80
And so you encourage me to talk about conspiracy aspects of the Kennedy assassination, Nika Jan 2013 #83
You can discuss it. zappaman Jan 2013 #85
Great link, thanks Nika Jan 2013 #86
You can't see your own post? zappaman Jan 2013 #88
I see it in the post history section, but not on the 'tree' in the thread when logged in. Nika Jan 2013 #90
That's a question for meta. zappaman Jan 2013 #91
Creative Speculation is a sub-section here at DU? Nika Jan 2013 #92
GW Recursion Jan 2013 #68
Lincoln and FDR BainsBane Jan 2013 #69
FDR. amandabeech Jan 2013 #71
I really liked a lot of the things Teddy Roosevelt did bigwillq Jan 2013 #72
FDR. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #77
M. V. B. waz da man! Botany Jan 2013 #78
A member of the Van Buren boys, I see. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #87
Rights here! Botany Jan 2013 #89
great.. don't mess with Van B. Boys again nmbluesky Jan 2013 #100
Lincoln with FDR a close second. however arely staircase Jan 2013 #79
FDR. octoberlib Jan 2013 #81
My Top 4 legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #84
FDR Go Vols Jan 2013 #93
Lyndon Banes Johnson 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #96
George Washington. xoom Jan 2013 #98
Marvin Miller or Eugene Debs DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #102
PBO, FDR, LBJ, JFK underthematrix Jan 2013 #103
I'm a Big Dog fan, and b4 anyone tells me BootinUp Jan 2013 #104
FDR! I also like JFK! Obama too! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #105
Obama Science Geek Jan 2013 #106
FDR literally saved the world. He deserves more love in this thread (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #107
FDR gopiscrap Jan 2013 #108
FDR. Also a fan of Wilson, Madison, Ike, TR, and Truman. UrbScotty Jan 2013 #109
President Camacho Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #110
I also liked Dpm12 Jan 2013 #112
Reagan, as a kid War Horse Jan 2013 #117
Obama Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #119
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