Politicians We Admire

[5mn_Major]

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And nobody stacks up to Lincoln.

FDR was a fascist dictator that started a good majority of the mess this country is in right now.

Ah...no.

One of my favorite wiki pages is the ranking of US presidents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histori..._United_States

Here's the rankings in order:

3 Washington, George !George Washington
12 Adams, John !John Adams
4 Jefferson, Thomas !Thomas Jefferson
13 Madison, James !James Madison
14 Monroe, James !James Monroe
18 Adams, John Q !John Quincy Adams
08 Jackson, Andrew !Andrew Jackson
24 Van Buren, Martin !Martin Van Buren
38 Harrison, William Henry !William Henry Harrison
36 Tyler, John !John Tyler
10 Polk, James K !James K. Polk
35 Taylor, Zachary !Zachary Taylor
38 Fillmore, Millard !Millard Fillmore
40 Pierce, Franklin !Franklin Pierce
42 Buchanan, James !James Buchanan
1 Lincoln, Abraham !Abraham Lincoln
41 Johnson, Andrew !Andrew Johnson
37 Grant, Ulysses S !Ulysses S. Grant
25 Hayes, Rutherford B !Rutherford B. Hayes
29 Garfield, James A !James A. Garfield
28 Arthur, Chester A !Chester A. Arthur
19 Cleveland, Grover !Grover Cleveland
33 Harrison, Benjamin !Benjamin Harrison
20 McKinley, William !William McKinley
5 Roosevelt, Theodore !Theodore Roosevelt
22 Taft, William Howard !William Howard Taft
6 Wilson, Woodrow !Woodrow Wilson
43 Harding, Warren G !Warren G. Harding
31 Coolidge, Calvin !Calvin Coolidge
29 Hoover, Herbert !Herbert Hoover
2 Roosevelt, Frankin D !Franklin D. Roosevelt
7 Truman, Harry S !Harry S. Truman
8 Eisenhower, Dwight D !Dwight D. Eisenhower
11 Kennedy, John F !John F. Kennedy
14 Johnson, Lyndon B !Lyndon B. Johnson
32 Nixon, Richard !Richard Nixon
26 Ford, Gerald R !Gerald Ford
27 Carter, Jimmy !Jimmy Carter
17 Reagan, Ronald !Ronald Reagan
22 Bush, George H W !George H. W. Bush
20 Clinton, Bill !Bill Clinton
34 Bush, George W !George W. Bush
14 Obama, Barack !Barack Obama (midway with just two polls)

[FlagDUDE08]

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And nobody stacks up to Lincoln.

Yeah, no one stacks up to someone that institutes mandatory military service for an unnecessary war, begins taxing citizens based upon their income, and practically jails states that wish to leave the country.

[jmh]

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Cory Booker (mayor of Newark, NJ) saved a woman from a burning building. Whatever you think of his policy stances, that's pretty awesome.

[ScoobyDoo]

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FDR was a fascist dictator that started a good majority of the mess this country is in right now.

Couldn't agree with you more. He's the root of all evil.

[bronconick]

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Yeah, no one stacks up to someone that institutes mandatory military service for an unnecessary war, begins taxing citizens based upon their income, and practically jails states that wish to leave the country.

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[walrus]

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Couldn't agree with you more. He's the root of all evil.

I thought that was Woodrow Wilson

[Old Pio]

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I recently went on at length about my admiration for Barry Goldwater. The guy was the personification of integrity. No reporter ever accused Golwater of straddling in answer to a question. You knew right where he stood. Hubert Humphrey is another one I admire: pushing for civil rights planks in the '48 convention of a party dominated by segregationists took balls.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Kriesel!

This.

[bigblue_dl]

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For those of you not familiar with who I, and MNS, are talking about: http://www.johnkriesel.org/?page_id=2

Also: http://minnesporta.com/2012/05/07/ph...el-needs-help/

[Old Pio]

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For those of you not familiar with who I, and MNS, are talking about: http://www.johnkriesel.org/?page_id=2

Also: http://minnesporta.com/2012/05/07/ph...el-needs-help/

A lot to like there. Thanks for clueing us in. If he were a 2nd rate "comedian" or a broken down wrassler, he'd have a great political future in Minnesota. Maybe he can overcome those handicaps.

[duper]

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Not that I disagree, but I'm guessing that this comment will go over like a fart in church when the libs get in here.

Nah. We get used to this kind of stupidity, and it's not really worth commenting on.

And you may be on to something with that Kriesel guy. It's amazing how, at the state and local political levels, voting for what you think is right, and not the party line, is still ok.

[brookyone]

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When it comes to dodging flying shoes...there is one who stands above all others.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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When it comes to dodging flying shoes...there is one who stands above all others.

Or ducks, as it were.

[The Rube]

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I really liked James Traficant until he got busted. He seemed like the real deal. I was heartbroken when I found he was just another politician.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I really liked James Traficant until he got busted. He seemed like the real deal. I was heartbroken when I found he was just another politician.

Life's a lot easier when you whip out the broad brush and start assuming that they all are just another politician, isn't it?