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41. FDR, JFK had 80 and 70% dem congress's... Obama had 55% dem for 60 days and after that...

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Mon Jul 4, 2016, 12:08 PM

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Where Does Obama Rank In Your List of Best to Worst Presidents [View all] Doctor Jack Jul 2016 OP

He's up there with me, too. MADem Jul 2016 #1

Premature. Still waiting for him to collect all the guns and open the FEMA camps. pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #3

LOL!!!!!!! MADem Jul 2016 #5

Oh! JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #12

I just rank by "in my lifetime" not in history GusBob Jul 2016 #2

Same here. randome Jul 2016 #17

That's a good list PJMcK Jul 2016 #18

Agreed. LBJ's Great Society and civil rights accomplishments deserve an honorable mention . . . brush Jul 2016 #54

Yes! charlyvi Jul 2016 #60

Definitely Top 10, maybe even Top 5 YoungDemCA Jul 2016 #4

First Prez I remember was Ike, but I was too young to know his history of war heroism... Hekate Jul 2016 #6

Going with modern presidents, so, FDR and beyond: 1. FDR, 2. Obama Drunken Irishman Jul 2016 #7

That sounds about right. calimary Jul 2016 #9

FDR had an 80% dem congress, I'd rank Obama even if not one with FDR seeing around 75% of his uponit7771 Jul 2016 #40

LBJ's Great Society and civil rights contributions rival FDR's. Vietnam tainted his legacy though. brush Jul 2016 #56

That's just it - Vietnam really drags it down. Take away the war and he might be greatest ever. Drunken Irishman Jul 2016 #69

He's near the top. longship Jul 2016 #8

I suppose he and Clinton are the ones that I consider best of recent times. David__77 Jul 2016 #10

Within the top three madokie Jul 2016 #11

Top Five JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #13

Harding huh? Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #52

Of all time I'd make him number 6 or 7 Recursion Jul 2016 #14

11 rug Jul 2016 #15

Maybe in the top 10. Hard to rank him above rateyes Jul 2016 #16

Agreed. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2016 #34

FDR, JFK had 80 and 70% dem congress's... Obama had 55% dem for 60 days and after that... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #41

I think they need to make some room safeinOhio Jul 2016 #19

Around 9th. Zynx Jul 2016 #20

I would put him in the top 10 at the very least. smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #21

Hard to tell yet. Oneironaut Jul 2016 #22

Historians will put him easily in the top 15 probably top 10 underpants Jul 2016 #23

The best in my lifetime. Adrahil Jul 2016 #24

Very, very high. sofa king Jul 2016 #25

1-2, don't remember Kennedy Demonaut Jul 2016 #26

JFK ranks high for his handling of the Cuban missile crisis alone. nt pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #29

Excellent point! First Speaker Jul 2016 #30

Modern Prsidents - FDR, Kennedy, Obama, Johnson, Truman, Carter, Ike, Clinton, Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #27

Best in my lifetime, top three all time ghostsinthemachine Jul 2016 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #31

I would rank him about 12-15... First Speaker Jul 2016 #32

Grant???? AntiBank Jul 2016 #36

Even so... First Speaker Jul 2016 #53

I am more of a Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner fan AntiBank Jul 2016 #55

IN my Lifetime Reagan has been the worst . His values are what made the GOP really ill Person 2713 Jul 2016 #33

Reagan enabled exceptionalism for the privileged class. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #48

Bush II is my second worst. . Person 2713 Jul 2016 #50

Lincoln remains # 1 Motley13 Jul 2016 #35

complete rankings, based off more than just my personal left ideology AntiBank Jul 2016 #37

It's hard to rank them in that treestar Jul 2016 #38

Definitely top ten I think. jalan48 Jul 2016 #39

Seeing that the other presidents had 65% - 80% dem congress's during their terms 3 at least uponit7771 Jul 2016 #42

I walked in to a presidential exhibit at the California state fair a few years ago worstexever Jul 2016 #43

Top 5 Gothmog Jul 2016 #44

Too early to say Retrograde Jul 2016 #45

Good, could have been great but for Congress. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jul 2016 #46

Somewhere above WJC, but not too far ahead. PowerToThePeople Jul 2016 #47

I'd say near the top Bettie Jul 2016 #49

top 5.... chillfactor Jul 2016 #51

Numero Uno lovemydog Jul 2016 #57

Best President of my lifetime. dilby Jul 2016 #58

I'm surprised to see TR in so many people's top 10. He did many great things, but he also did Squinch Jul 2016 #59

Best president in my lifetime. liberalmuse Jul 2016 #61

BEST in my lifetime LyndaG Jul 2016 #62

That was brought to you by the Republican Party Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #63

Agree 100 percent LyndaG Jul 2016 #64

Might depend on the TPP. Plus, not crazy about Arne Duncan. OTOH, Obamacare is a plus. WinkyDink Jul 2016 #65

My order Exilednight Jul 2016 #66

Number 1 BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #67

#2 nt Jitter65 Jul 2016 #68

a mixed bag. He could have been an FDR given public disgust with Bushism yurbud Jul 2016 #70

Realistically, you don't know for at least five years out Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2016 #71