Quote from HolyGrail:
The worst president in the last 50 years was Jimmy Carter, hands down. Weak military, high inflation, high interest rates, gas lines for miles, and hostages in Iran.
Quote from gnome:
Ehhhh.... Your statement strikes me to be about as logical as claiming Bill Clinton was good economically because he raised taxes.
Carter inherited a bunch of his mess... and he couldn't do anything about OPEC or the Ayatolla.
We can't honestly claim Bill Clinton as "great" or even "good" just because he was EXTRAORDINARILY lucky and raised taxes.
But Bush has been BLATANTLY horrid.. he made his own mess and is sticking to it.
Quote from HolyGrail:
A president's ultimate value to its citizens is how he makes them feel about themselves while he is in office. He only has power over the military, and foreign affairs. Everything else is congress. Jimmy Carter made me ashamed to be an American. He was a bumbling fool who showed the world that we were a weak nation.
Quote from the4xczar:
It's also interesting that Harper, Sarkozy and Merkel all ran on platforms to improve ties with the U.S. while cozying up to Bush... and guess what: they won! How in the hell did that happen? I guess you guys have a bunch of idiots voting in your elections too.
Quote from jjf:
Interesting point gnome.
If you spread horseshit on the garden it will make the shrubs grow.
Well spotted.
We may be looking at a perfect circle.