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In reply to the discussion: Just curious: Worst president ever [View all]mick063
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W was the most inept but St. Ronnie did the most far reaching damage to the US. eom
chieftain
Sep 2013
#10
in terms of pushing our country away from progress and toward reaction - it's Reagan hands down
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#12
yup. Reagan for the shit he put in motion to follow his term. W for the short term crap in office.
Gidney N Cloyd
Sep 2013
#62
I had Buchanan coming in fifth worst for the reasons you enumerate. N.B. Lincoln initially also
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#15
Bingo. That's exactly why I voted for him. The destruction he wrought cannot be overstated.
MotherPetrie
Sep 2013
#26
Bush/Cheny were in a class by themselves and are America's answer to Caligula, Nero or Commodus
coldmountain
Sep 2013
#31
Really hard to choose between Bush Jr. and Reagan. Going to have to think about that some.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#38
Bush Sr. because he failed to properly react to the collapse of the Soviet Union
FarCenter
Sep 2013
#41
So many to chose from, but I usually go with Wilson. He was an idiot way out of his depth
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#61
Grant and Harding were ranked as the two failures in the 1962 Schlessinger historian poll
Midwestern Democrat
Sep 2013
#63