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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:49 AM

79. Yep

Carter, Clinton, Obama, Johnson, Kennedy, Ike, Ford in that order. The others (Bushes, Reagan, Nixon) were all sociopaths and don't register. Ford is the last GOP president that gave a shit about anything.

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172 replies	Author	Time	Post
President Obama is the Best President in My Lifetime. [View all]	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	OP
I agree!I cast my first vote in 1954.	watercolors	Feb 2013	#1
1954!!!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#34
Asuming continued upward trajectory of the economy through his second term...	gcomeau	Feb 2013	#2
Who are your top ten now?	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#35
I was actually referring to the aggregate on those periodic historian surveys...	gcomeau	Feb 2013	#78
Assuming we don't get another war.	leveymg	Feb 2013	#103
This message was self-deleted by its author	KoKo	Feb 2013	#3
You couldn't disagree more, so who is the best in your lifetime?	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#57
I have trouble cheering another face on Rushmore	demwing	Feb 2013	#58
Fantastic avatar!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#59
please, no more presidents on rushmore	hopemountain	Feb 2013	#168
.	blkmusclmachine	Feb 2013	#4
Nice to hear from you!	flamingdem	Feb 2013	#5
flamingdem!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#36
I don't feel the same, far from it, but I respect your opinion	quinnox	Feb 2013	#6
And I yours.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#42
I've changed my thinking on the President, not the best ever, a big bait 'n switch.	xtraxritical	Feb 2013	#135
He's interesting and a nice man, but in my opinion he is not the	Autumn	Feb 2013	#7
I'm in my	840high	Feb 2013	#13
Me too. I really couldn't care less how he's ranked.	tblue	Feb 2013	#134
Who is the best in your lifetime?	bigwillq	Feb 2013	#17
I'm gonna be 68 next week.	Plucketeer	Feb 2013	#118
Wow!	magic59	Feb 2013	#8
There have only been 4 presidents in my lifetime;	Jamaal510	Feb 2013	#9
No more Bushes!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#37
DADT was seen as a step forward during that era by many folks.	Sirveri	Feb 2013	#76
I wish more people understood that.	tblue	Feb 2013	#132
Watching Al Gore Whine About Current TV -	otohara	Feb 2013	#92
We worked for him, time for reciprocation	milwaukeelib33	Feb 2013	#10
I like your list.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#41
Meh. He's not really a president, he's more like a CEO	leftstreet	Feb 2013	#11
+1 Never thought of it that way before, will never think of him any other way again.	forestpath	Feb 2013	#15
That's what the office has become, if they aren't like that going in	Puzzledtraveller	Feb 2013	#40
Post removed	Post removed	Feb 2013	#12
your bitter tears are nectar to my soul...	dionysus	Feb 2013	#23
Careful dion, the conspiracy tag team has arrived, and they brought friends!	Tarheel_Dem	Feb 2013	#131
The sub-thread of half-literate hate directly below our posts truly says it all.	Number23	Feb 2013	#143
The dwindling numbers speak volumes. No one here, even the haters, believe that this is about....	Tarheel_Dem	Feb 2013	#149
Well, as I said downthread there are lots of issues that I would have liked to have seen him handle	Number23	Feb 2013	#154
Forgot, these same folks hated Bill Clinton and always will. And he is more revered, more respected	Number23	Feb 2013	#156
We just had an election where 75% of Americans agree with the POTUS' use....	Tarheel_Dem	Feb 2013	#159
Not only 75% of Americans agree with the use of drones, 77% of LIBERAL DEMS do as well	Number23	Feb 2013	#162
"they don't even represent a majority of the fringe??"	Tarheel_Dem	Feb 2013	#164
West\Manning 2016!!1!1	dionysus	Feb 2013	#160
Not even in jest, dion! Not Even In Jest!!!!!	Tarheel_Dem	Feb 2013	#165
he's comin' after ya!	dionysus	Feb 2013	#171
How about some warning, dion? Can u imagine waking up to that in the middle....	Tarheel_Dem	Feb 2013	#172
It's quite a record, for sure,	woo me with science	Feb 2013	#28
Careful.	Lizzie Poppet	Feb 2013	#52
Good one.	Beacool	Feb 2013	#69
They have to be out for blood tonight.	woo me with science	Feb 2013	#70
+1 nt	OnyxCollie	Feb 2013	#84
Applause!	FredStembottom	Feb 2013	#101
+1	leftstreet	Feb 2013	#110
+1...interesting insight...in last paragraph.	KoKo	Feb 2013	#120
I'm thoroughly disgusted at the jury's hiding Doctor_J's post	tpsbmam	Feb 2013	#129
I am too.	bvar22	Feb 2013	#138
I was appalled by that, too.	woo me with science	Feb 2013	#157
!!!	bvar22	Feb 2013	#136
Rec'd n/t	Catherina	Feb 2013	#137
Rec.	840high	Feb 2013	#153
i thought congress	iamthebandfanman	Feb 2013	#82
wmws......you get my awesome post of the day award.....	tpsbmam	Feb 2013	#128
I don't think we can put anyone on Rushmore	dsc	Feb 2013	#14
Mt. Rushmore can easily handle President Obama: He's really skinny.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#38
Agree with that and your OP. I've been telling people BO is the best in my lifetime for a while now.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#72
Totally agree.	EC	Feb 2013	#16
I also agree.	AsahinaKimi	Feb 2013	#20
I am beginning to believe that America has tipped...	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#45
Your daughter is a lucky girl.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#43
My sentiments exactly, I am proud to call Obama my President!	DrewFlorida	Feb 2013	#18
Great avatar.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#44
Mine too, but Obama is the first President in my lifetime who I have full faith and trust.	DrewFlorida	Feb 2013	#60
I agree	riverbendviewgal	Feb 2013	#19
Indeed.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#46
Even greater than Reagan???	Ian Iam	Feb 2013	#21
Ha!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#48
long time no see bud!	dionysus	Feb 2013	#22
dionysus, you rule!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#49
Great to see you on here, David	juajen	Feb 2013	#90
I really like your avatar, juajen.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#98
Nice to see you, David.	Starry Messenger	Feb 2013	#24
I'll always adore you.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#50
Now I'm crying.	Starry Messenger	Feb 2013	#67
k&r n/t	RainDog	Feb 2013	#25
Thanks, RainDog.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#93
I remember FDR. That's how old I am and I wish	Cleita	Feb 2013	#26
FDR is a great role model.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#95
yes	Whisp	Feb 2013	#27
I'm standing with him because I know the crowd that won't.	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#124
I currently put him at #4 alltime, after Lincoln/FDR/LBJ and right before Carter.	graham4anything	Feb 2013	#29
I agree	madokie	Feb 2013	#30
Easy to k&r!	Politicub	Feb 2013	#31
Nice	ismnotwasm	Feb 2013	#32
The last President	sulphurdunn	Feb 2013	#33
You have many examples to bolster your argument, that is true	Boomerproud	Feb 2013	#54
He picks his advisors.	sulphurdunn	Feb 2013	#62
Your post shows how ignorant you are of President Obama's Accomplishments..	Cha	Feb 2013	#63
Please give me	sulphurdunn	Feb 2013	#77
That list is widely available, right here on DU.	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#111
So post it.	sulphurdunn	Feb 2013	#146
Agree.	JoePhilly	Feb 2013	#39
I'd have to go with Carter	Vattel	Feb 2013	#47
Yep	AgingAmerican	Feb 2013	#79
I agree, voted since 1968	still_one	Feb 2013	#51
Easily top 10 Prez of all time so far. And that top 10 list includes some exceptional company.	JaneyVee	Feb 2013	#53
my lifetime? i`d say ike,then johnson.	madrchsod	Feb 2013	#55
With Medicare and civil rights good point. Those who went to Nam, maybe not	still_one	Feb 2013	#56
Not by a long shot.	alarimer	Feb 2013	#61
Yeah, you should have voted for John McCain and Mitt Romney.	Cha	Feb 2013	#66
This message was self-deleted by its author	Son of Gob	Feb 2013	#74
AGREED! Nobody is perfect	jazzimov	Feb 2013	#64
Hey David...	WillyT	Feb 2013	#65
Hey WillyT!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#100
Bless your heart, David Z..	Cha	Feb 2013	#68
It is blessed with Cha!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#113
Heart and Soul, David.	sheshe2	Feb 2013	#71
I was born early in the first Eisenhower term. Obama is the best in my life and I expect his	Rowdyboy	Feb 2013	#73
Don't mess with the Rowdyboy! He's the man!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#127
"I expect his 2nd term to be better than his 1st." Couldn't agree more	Number23	Feb 2013	#145
woot	ellisonz	Feb 2013	#75
APPLAUSE!!! Great post! I agree with everything you wrote. nt	rivegauche	Feb 2013	#80
I am in total agreement with your opinion.	Cracklin Charlie	Feb 2013	#81
How is he any different from Clinton?	zentrum	Feb 2013	#83
Well, Clinton had a good economy	kudzu22	Feb 2013	#139
If I could rec your post 1000 times I would.	Coolest Ranger	Feb 2013	#85
Prepare for the Deluge.	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#86
Explain why	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#97
It is the poster's opinion about the President.	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#99
Discussion forum	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#102
Yes, it is, and there has been a good deal of	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#104
Yes one can	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#105
I believe you may be overanalyzing here.	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#106
And mine was "why"	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#107
Do you get that "sense?"	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#116
It's not about comment	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#117
There's my guy!	David Zephyr	Feb 2013	#112
Wow! Thanks for that.	MineralMan	Feb 2013	#114
Sorry, David, I know people who have met him, and they say he's terrific in person, BUT...	Lydia Leftcoast	Feb 2013	#87
I love the guy	libodem	Feb 2013	#88
I was born in 64	RedstDem	Feb 2013	#89
You may realize it now	S.A.M	Feb 2013	#91
Let's see...Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Bush.	Zorra	Feb 2013	#94
Were you in a coma when Carter was president?	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2013	#125
LOL ~ yeh, back then I was having more than a few	Zorra	Feb 2013	#166
Hmmmm	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#96
LBJ knew how to handle Congress and made good use of the Bully Pulpit	maddiemom	Feb 2013	#121
Oh, and I'd love to have seen Lyndon take care of Mitch McConnell and the like	maddiemom	Feb 2013	#123
I know what you mean	zipplewrath	Feb 2013	#130
He wouldn't have had to "take care of" Mitch McConnel.	bvar22	Feb 2013	#141
I'm not sure that Obama's support for Blanche Lincoln was decisive	Art_from_Ark	Feb 2013	#158
Thanks! Great illustrative pictures. And you're right. If he'd handled "Dems"	maddiemom	Feb 2013	#169
Best Republican President in my lifetime...	joeybee12	Feb 2013	#108
Yes I completely agree! Everything considered (it's a different world today) He is the best!	hue	Feb 2013	#109
I will agree on social issues and give some credit on economic issues but	rhett o rick	Feb 2013	#115
couldn't agree more. good to see you around again.	grantcart	Feb 2013	#119
I'm with you David! n/t	Greybnk48	Feb 2013	#122
Jimmy Carter, hands down...	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2013	#126
President Obama is the best President of my Lifetime	dembat	Feb 2013	#133
David, we've laughed together, we've cried together	Catherina	Feb 2013	#140
Agreed. And I've watched them all since JFK....	OldDem2012	Feb 2013	#142
K&R I llike him alot, though I have to admit to loving Michelle more	Number23	Feb 2013	#144
Michelle46 in 2024 and 2028 after Hillary45 in 2016 and 2020.	graham4anything	Feb 2013	#151
Well said: I agree entirely.	apocalypsehow	Feb 2013	#147
It may be a little premature to make that pronouncement but...	kentuck	Feb 2013	#148
+1	Loge23	Feb 2013	#152
K & R	Scurrilous	Feb 2013	#150
Considering there have been only three other Presidents in my lifetime....	YoungDemCA	Feb 2013	#155
K&R	Yavin4	Feb 2013	#161
Carter was best in my opinion.	blackspade	Feb 2013	#163
yes, he is the right man for the times	hopemountain	Feb 2013	#167
K&R	Yavin4	Feb 2013	#170

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