Merlin1047
Senior Member
Let's see - in my lifetime the Democratic presidents were Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton.
I like Truman's philosophies. He was a leader and a man of principle and he protected the Constitution by putting McArthur in his place. Matter of fact, Truman was more conservative that either Bush Sr. or GW.
I have mixed feelings about Kennedy. He was a notorious womanizer and almost as amoral as Clinton. He damn near started WW III with his stupidity during the Bay of Pigs. But he was a leader and he believed that it was more important for a citizen to serve his country than for the country to serve the citizen. That's a concept that would make today's liberals turn purple.
Then we have Johnson, Carter and Clinton - how do you choose the worst from that rogue's gallery? I can't do it. They each did their damage in their own way. I don't think that one was any more or less reprehensible than the others. But if kerry somehow gets elected, I think we will then have a clear winner in this category.
I like Truman's philosophies. He was a leader and a man of principle and he protected the Constitution by putting McArthur in his place. Matter of fact, Truman was more conservative that either Bush Sr. or GW.
I have mixed feelings about Kennedy. He was a notorious womanizer and almost as amoral as Clinton. He damn near started WW III with his stupidity during the Bay of Pigs. But he was a leader and he believed that it was more important for a citizen to serve his country than for the country to serve the citizen. That's a concept that would make today's liberals turn purple.
Then we have Johnson, Carter and Clinton - how do you choose the worst from that rogue's gallery? I can't do it. They each did their damage in their own way. I don't think that one was any more or less reprehensible than the others. But if kerry somehow gets elected, I think we will then have a clear winner in this category.