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(512 posts) Thu Jan 17, 2013, 03:40 PM Jan 2013

Favorite President [View all]

Who is your favorite president? You don't need to explain why (you can if you want to), but who is your favorite president?
I am going to have to go with:
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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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