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16. Despite Vietnam I'd probably pick LBJ

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 05:21 PM

Dec 2014

over Carter or Obama due to the Great Society legislation. I can't name a modern president who hasn't given in to the war machine so I'd have to go with the one who at least tried to help some of our poorest citizens.

(I was born in the mid 60s)

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Obama now officially my pick for greatest president of my lifetime (born in 1968) [View all] arely staircase Dec 2014 OP

Viva Obama! Viva Cuba! flamingdem Dec 2014 #1

Absolutely. If 1968 is the starting year, there's no question Obama is greatest. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #2

pretty hard to fathom, with so many problems and issues still endemic and basic to many Americans bigtree Dec 2014 #3

Who do you propose as a better President? n/t pnwmom Dec 2014 #4

I don't see where I'm making that argument bigtree Dec 2014 #8

You were responding to an OP about the best President. pnwmom Dec 2014 #10

it should depend on what standard you use bigtree Dec 2014 #12

I agree with you. This is a pure Obama adulation thread and those that don't agree rhett o rick Dec 2014 #35

These sound more important than those of the op. n/t 5X Dec 2014 #7

I'd also take issue with regarding his immigration policies favorably bigtree Dec 2014 #11

You left out the fact pnwmom Dec 2014 #5

Best prez of my lifetime so far. (Born 1981) JaneyVee Dec 2014 #6

1968? LBJ > Obama (Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare, etc). Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #9

and Vietnam. arely staircase Dec 2014 #27

Sure, he was still president when you were born. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #30

despite vietnam arely staircase Dec 2014 #31

Clinton and Carter were better. Vattel Dec 2014 #13

Right you are. modeforjoe Dec 2014 #18

you also forgot the executive order passiveporcupine Dec 2014 #14

I said "immigration" arely staircase Dec 2014 #25

Ooops sorry passiveporcupine Dec 2014 #36

I was born in 1988. He's definitely the best of my lifetime. nt Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #15

Despite Vietnam I'd probably pick LBJ TBF Dec 2014 #16

if not for Vietnam I would say LBJ NT arely staircase Dec 2014 #24

I go back a ways Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #17

I've felt the same even before Cuba MrScorpio Dec 2014 #19

I've had a number of great Presidents, in my lifetime (I'm a 'boomer') Every one a Democrat Siwsan Dec 2014 #20

When do we get the Bill of Rights back? woo me with science Dec 2014 #21

+1. Anyone who helped usher in the torture era, is not great. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #40

1957 - He's the greatest president of my life time too. mulsh Dec 2014 #22

Good for you, but you just gave me another reason to be happy I'm older. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #23

Mine, too... liberalmuse Dec 2014 #26

+1 nt arely staircase Dec 2014 #29

K&R! Definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #28

You know what this means, Historic NY Dec 2014 #32

Bill Clinton hands down Gman Dec 2014 #33

You'll get no argument from me about it. IrishAyes Dec 2014 #34

That Bar Is Not Real High colsohlibgal Dec 2014 #37

fair assessment arely staircase Dec 2014 #38

We cannot have social justice without economic justice. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #39