Worst US President of the last 50 years (1 Viewer)

[Righetti]

we haven't run a poll like this in a while

 

[DoubleG]

Jimmy Carter [ 4 ] [50.00%]

George W. Bush [ 4 ] [50.00%]

Good to see some people over the age of 20 voting.

 

[Foosball God]

I voted Carter just for the Panama Canal debacle.

 

[ffldrew]

I voted Reagan but it didn't register that way - weird.

 

[RoarinSonoran]

I voted Carter just for the Panama Canal debacle.

Hostages in IranMoscow OlympicsEconomyAmy CarterLotsa reasons.

 

[jafo]

Carter should be the answer here but too many Bush haters on this board. Take this poll in about 10 years for better results.

 

[saintfool]

it was close. both nixon and reagan are worthy of contempt. however, our current president is really staking his claim for being the "worst" of the last 50 years.

 

[jafo]

it was close. both nixon and reagan are worthy of contempt. however, our current president is really staking his claim for being the "worst" of the last 50 years.

Blasphemy.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Carter

 

[bueno]

it was close. both nixon and reagan are worthy of contempt. however, our current president is really staking his claim for being the "worst" of the last 50 years.

total blasphemy! Why do you hate America?

 

[The Z Machine]

I want to say Reagan or Nixon, but in reality, it's GWB.

 

[bueno]

I want to say Reagan or Nixon, but in reality, it's GWB.

Another blasphemer!

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Carter

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I want to say Reagan or Nixon, but in reality, it's GWB.

 

[MikeMan]

JFK, for almost destoying the world during the Cuban Missle Crisis.

 

[Righetti]

No Warren G Harding option? What a crappy poll.

:last50yearsdown?:

 

[Bogart]

Good to see Big **** Nixon getting a pass nowadays.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Good to see Big **** Nixon getting a pass nowadays.

Nixon at least had a few positives one could list. The entire Carter presidency was a symphony of failures.

 

[RoarinSonoran]

Carter should be the answer here but too many Bush haters on this board. Take this poll in about 10 years for better results.

Or exclude Bush, limiting the pole to former Presidents.

 

[boofatty]

Can someone smarter and older than me elaborate on why Carter is considered such a miserable failure? Please include specifics if you don't mind.

I've heard that he wasn't the "tough" guy on some issues, but was he a total failure?

I've heard that Carter did most of the negotiating for the hostage release, only to have Reagan steal his thunder after the election - is this not the case?

 

[Swampy]

JFK, for almost destoying the world during the Cuban Missle Crisis.

Fool do not talk which you know nothing

 

[bueno]

Good to see Big **** Nixon getting a pass nowadays.

Nixon at least had a few positives one could list. The entire Carter presidency was a symphony of failures.

Carter blew foreign realtions and the economy. At least the economy is doing fairly well under Bush.Carter has to be the answer here. Nobody remembers the Arab oil boycott, gas lines, the hostage taking, inflatio, price controls, more inflatio, etc. The entire presidency was an unmitigated disaster that makes Bush look like a genius in comparison.

 

[bueno]

Can someone smarter and older than me elaborate on why Carter is considered such a miserable failure? Please include specifics if you don't mind.I've heard that he wasn't the "tough" guy on some issues, but was he a total failure?I've heard that Carter did most of the negotiating for the hostage release, only to have Reagan steal his thunder after the election - is this not the case?

No. Carter tried a rescue and blew it.

 

[Buckychudd]

Can someone smarter and older than me elaborate on why Carter is considered such a miserable failure? Please include specifics if you don't mind.

I've heard that he wasn't the "tough" guy on some issues, but was he a total failure?

I've heard that Carter did most of the negotiating for the hostage release, only to have Reagan steal his thunder after the election - is this not the case?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_index_%28economics%29

 

[dparker713]

Reagan had his problems, but the country did desperately need lower taxes, otherwise we'd be inching closer to the socialism rampant in Europe.

Kennedy was more of a waste of time then anything else.

Im not a fan of GWB, you cant lower taxes and greatly increase spending, plus plenty of flaws in his foreign policy. But...

how anyone can consider Carter's administation as anything other then a complete disaster is beyond me.

 

[saintfool]

it was close. both nixon and reagan are worthy of contempt. however, our current president is really staking his claim for being the "worst" of the last 50 years.

Blasphemy.

remind me of what made reagan great again? he restored our faith in america and was a good president! iran-contra anyone? he won the cold war! gorbachev had everything to do with glasnost, while reagan was engaged in his "star wars" boondoggle. he was a good man? he was asleep at the wheel during the AIDS crisis, if you'll recall. the economy? certainly, streamling gov't was a good thing but volker's policies at the fed kept inflation down. reagan kept everything but military spending under wraps. as a result, we went from a creditor nation to the world's largest debtor nation. hmmm. looking at the man's record again, i might have to change my vote.

 

[Swampy]

Both Bushs' and Ronald Regan is/were just absolute horrible presidents. Regan did some good things as president, but Reganomics and almost the downfall of our farms. Old man Bush just took vacations and we all or should be informed on what young man bush is doing.

 

[Elway Lives]

Good to see Big **** Nixon getting a pass nowadays.

Nixon at least had a few positives one could list. The entire Carter presidency was a symphony of failures.

Carter blew foreign realtions and the economy. At least the economy is doing fairly well under Bush.Carter has to be the answer here. Nobody remembers the Arab oil boycott, gas lines, the hostage taking, inflatio, price controls, more inflatio, etc. The entire presidency was an unmitigated disaster that makes Bush look like a genius in comparison.

I think you are speaking of Clinton here?Oh oh oh wait....INflatio. Never mind, my bad.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Good to see Big **** Nixon getting a pass nowadays.

Back then we weren't as used to crooked repubs, now we are.

 

[Enraged Nerfball]

Can someone smarter and older than me elaborate on why Carter is considered such a miserable failure? Please include specifics if you don't mind.I've heard that he wasn't the "tough" guy on some issues, but was he a total failure?I've heard that Carter did most of the negotiating for the hostage release, only to have Reagan steal his thunder after the election - is this not the case?

Double digit inflationgas rationingtop marginal tax rates of 70%...that's a start

 

[LHUCKS]

Carter blew foreign realtions and the economy. At least the economy is doing fairly well under Bush.

the economy has nothing to do with the President.Where do people get this idea?Carter's failures are not even close to the magnitude of GW's.This should be GW in a landslide...worst president of the modern era, and judging by the last election all of America knows it...except of course for the South, which lives in its own little world.

 

[bueno]

it was close. both nixon and reagan are worthy of contempt. however, our current president is really staking his claim for being the "worst" of the last 50 years.

Blasphemy.

remind me of what made reagan great again? he restored our faith in america and was a good president! iran-contra anyone? he won the cold war! gorbachev had everything to do with glasnost, while reagan was engaged in his "star wars" boondoggle. he was a good man? he was asleep at the wheel during the AIDS crisis, if you'll recall. the economy? certainly, streamling gov't was a good thing but volker's policies at the fed kept inflation down. reagan kept everything but military spending under wraps. as a result, we went from a creditor nation to the world's largest debtor nation. hmmm. looking at the man's record again, i might have to change my vote.

Every silver lining has a cloud with you doesn't it?Iran-contra was insignificant compared to his restoring faith in America.

Star Wars broke the economic back of the Soviet Union.

The AIDS crisis quite frankly, wouldn't have been solved by any decision Reagan made, unless he outlawed cornholing. Want to try to apply the same logic to his successors as they haven't solved this "crisis" either.

The economy? Yes, he did that. The aftermath of the tax cuts spurred the biggest ecominic boom in history, allowing his successors to pay off the debt. The miltary spending was necessary to break the Soviet Union.

Greatest President of the 20th century.

 

[QUEZILLA]

We are still dealing with the poor decisions Reagan made to fight communism. And JFK was in with the mob, not to mention he was shagging Maralyn Monroe while raising a family.

 

[Buckle]

Carter's highlight: The Malaise Speech

 

[Leroy Hoard]

And JFK was in with the mob, not to mention he was shagging Maralyn Monroe while raising a family.

Hey, at least he had better taste in women than Clinton.

 

[cosjobs]

I want to say Reagan or Nixon, but in reality, it's GWB.

Good posting. GWB by 14 lengths. Reagan beats Nixon by a nose for Place.

 

[Foosball God]

Carter blew foreign realtions and the economy. At least the economy is doing fairly well under Bush.

the economy has nothing to do with the President.Where do people get this idea?

Carter's failures are not even close to the magnitude of GW's.

This should be GW in a landslide...worst president of the modern era, and judging by the last election all of America knows it...except of course for the South, which lives in its own little world.

Bush and Carter are probably on fairly even ground as far as foreign policy goes, but Carter blows GWB away when it comes to domestic policy, and that's saying a lot, because GWB's domestic policy sucks.

 

[bueno]

Carter blew foreign realtions and the economy. At least the economy is doing fairly well under Bush.

the economy has nothing to do with the President.Where do people get this idea?Carter's failures are not even close to the magnitude of GW's.This should be GW in a landslide...worst president of the modern era, and judging by the last election all of America knows it...except of course for the South, which lives in its own little world.

The economy has everything to do with disposable income, which has everything to do with tax cuts. The last election is pretty much meaningless, as it was as much a vote against incumbents in Congress as it was against the war. And the seats lost were fewer than a typical election in the sixth year of a presidency.Bush has slipped significantly down the list, even IMO, but Carter is still more deserbing of the bottom rung. LBJ would probably be next on my list.

 

[Enraged Nerfball]

it was close. both nixon and reagan are worthy of contempt. however, our current president is really staking his claim for being the "worst" of the last 50 years.

Blasphemy.

remind me of what made reagan great again? he restored our faith in america and was a good president! iran-contra anyone? he won the cold war! gorbachev had everything to do with glasnost, while reagan was engaged in his "star wars" boondoggle. he was a good man? he was asleep at the wheel during the AIDS crisis, if you'll recall. the economy? certainly, streamling gov't was a good thing but volker's policies at the fed kept inflation down. reagan kept everything but military spending under wraps. as a result, we went from a creditor nation to the world's largest debtor nation. hmmm. looking at the man's record again, i might have to change my vote.

Usually I like to correct revisionists of Reagan's record, but I think I'll let this one go. It speaks for itself.

 

[TwinTurbo]

I don't see how you could vote for GWB as being the worst President of the last 50 years with the stock markets at all-time highs, interest rates at historical lows, and unemployment low as well. The economy is doing relatively well.

Yes Bush is a terrible President, but he's no Jimmy Carter. I don't think you can find one redeeming moment in Carter's Presidency. He even gave away the Panama Canal. His term in office coincided with the peak of Communism and the Soviet Union and a low point for America as a superpower. Obviously not all of that was Carter's fault, but the average American had it a lot worse under Carter than they currently do under Bush. The War in Iraq sucks, but it's not affecting the financial situation or standard of living for most Americans. Unless you work in the Automotive industry But that isn't Bush's fault. The Big 3 has been mismanaged for years now.

 

[posty]

Carter should be the answer here but too many Bush haters on this board. Take this poll in about 10 years for better results.

Carter should run away with this if people would just think about this objectively...

 

[LHUCKS]

The economy has everything to do with disposable income, which has everything to do with tax cuts.

disposable income is only a very small piece of the pie in a global economy...I love it when presidents try to take credit for the economy. Bush didn't effect the economy nor did Clinton.

The last election is pretty much meaningless, as it was as much a vote against incumbents in Congress as it was against the war. And the seats lost were fewer than a typical election in the sixth year of a presidency.

Almost everybody agrees it was a referendum on the war. Only far righties comically attempt this spin.

 

[The Carnage]

Or exclude Bush, limiting the pole to former Presidents.

This might have some validity. Isn't the worst president always the current one?

 

[LHUCKS]

Or exclude Bush, limiting the pole to former Presidents.

This might have some validity. Isn't the worst president always the current one?

X Clinton left the office as one of the most popular non-war time Presidents in the history of the United States.

 

[Sulla]

This poll will be even more lopsided in ten years' time.

W in a landslide.

 

[LHUCKS]

This poll will be even more lopsided in ten years' time. W in a landslide.

Exactly...just wait till we see what become of the Middle East.Not good.

 

[bueno]

The economy has everything to do with disposable income, which has everything to do with tax cuts.

disposable income is only a very small piece of the pie in a global economy...I love it when presidents try to take credit for the economy. Bush didn't effect the economy nor did Clinton.

The last election is pretty much meaningless, as it was as much a vote against incumbents in Congress as it was against the war. And the seats lost were fewer than a typical election in the sixth year of a presidency.

Almost everybody agrees it was a referendum on the war. Only far righties comically attempt this spin.

If I voted against a Republican incumbent it would have been because of domestic issues. Fortunately, I got to vote against a democratic incumbent (Cantwell). Unfortunately, she won.You see to forget that Congress' approval ratings were lower than the President's.But keep drinking the MSM koolaid. I know you like it!

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Can someone smarter and older than me elaborate on why Carter is considered such a miserable failure? Please include specifics if you don't mind.I've heard that he wasn't the "tough" guy on some issues, but was he a total failure?I've heard that Carter did most of the negotiating for the hostage release, only to have Reagan steal his thunder after the election - is this not the case?

No. Carter tried a rescue and blew it.

Yeah, nothing like a military failure to hurt the legacy of a Prez.

 

[Foosball God]

This poll will be even more lopsided in ten years' time. W in a landslide.

Exactly...just wait till we see what become of the Middle East.Not good.

You act like the Middle East wasn't a mess before all this.

 

[LHUCKS]

Can someone smarter and older than me elaborate on why Carter is considered such a miserable failure? Please include specifics if you don't mind.I've heard that he wasn't the "tough" guy on some issues, but was he a total failure?I've heard that Carter did most of the negotiating for the hostage release, only to have Reagan steal his thunder after the election - is this not the case?

No. Carter tried a rescue and blew it.

Yeah, nothing like a military failure to hurt the legacy of a Prez.

So carter's shortcoming lead to the killing of a few American's and Bush's disastrous foreign policy has lead to the death of tens of thousands of innoncent persons.Good, glad we're on the same page here.