U.S. Presidents - Who was the best?

in your opinions, who was the over all best president the United States ever had>?

*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln. 

If Michael Jackson was president i'd pick him ;)

Jefferson Davis!

j/k :P

George Washington or Thomas Jefferson.

FDR.

 If somebody said Andrew Jackson I would LOL.

Abe has some things going for him, but I think he's a bit overrated.   

lmfaooo jefferson davis

get a confederate flag, a sun burn and cook up some tube steaks

WOOT!

the reason i dont really like Lincoln is cuz he dint really believe in equality. He just was afraid of a black revolt since there were so many by the 1860s. He also made the emancipation proclamation before the end of the war. Cocky if you ask me.

"How do we kill a giant Abraham Lincoln"

"A giant John Wilkes Booth"

FDR.

 If somebody said Andrew Jackson I would LOL.

Abe has some things going for him, but I think he's a bit overrated.   

eo12601

Oh snap!

William Taft. I don't know anything about his presidency buy he has an awesome name.

William Henry Harrison:

*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln. 

spazzx625

I think its funny how people don't realize that when Lincoln was in office, no one liked him and now he is considered to be one of the best presidents. People wanted him to just give up on the war. Sounds like someone we all know.

....And they say history repeats itself....

William Henry Harrison:

GeForce2187

He died within a month of inauguration 

lmfaooo jefferson davis

get a confederate flag, a sun burn and cook up some tube steaks

WOOT!

the reason i dont really like Lincoln is cuz he dint really believe in equality. He just was afraid of a black revolt since there were so many by the 1860s. He also made the emancipation proclamation before the end of the war. Cocky if you ask me.

"How do we kill a giant Abraham Lincoln"

"A giant John Wilkes Booth"

kinky_king

Basically, only slaves in states that Lincoln had no control over were "freed", where as all the slaves in West Virginia, Delaware, etc. were kept enslaved.  The only reason the thing was written was to deter England from entering the war on the side of the South, as England was morally opposed to slavery, and if the war had the appearance a moral crusade against slavery, then England would back out.  The EP was a brilliant piece of political BS.  It did nothing but keep England out of the war.

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William Henry Harrison:

spazzx625

He died within a month of inauguration 

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William Henry Harrison:

spazzx625

He died within a month of inauguration

If only all politicians could follow his example... 

[QUOTE="eo12601"]

FDR.

If somebody said Andrew Jackson I would LOL.

Abe has some things going for him, but I think he's a bit overrated.

fidosim

Oh snap!

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]

*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln.

RoyTheViking

I think its funny how people don't realize that when Lincoln was in office, no one liked him and now he is considered to be one of the best presidents. People wanted him to just give up on the war. Sounds like someone we all know.

....And they say history repeats itself....

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]

*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln.

RoyTheViking

I think its funny how people don't realize that when Lincoln was in office, no one liked him and now he is considered to be one of the best presidents. People wanted him to just give up on the war. Sounds like someone we all know.

....And they say history repeats itself....

Vote The Hamburglar 2008 

[QUOTE="RoyTheViking"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]

*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln.

The_Zoid

I think its funny how people don't realize that when Lincoln was in office, no one liked him and now he is considered to be one of the best presidents. People wanted him to just give up on the war. Sounds like someone we all know.

....And they say history repeats itself....

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="eo12601"]

FDR.

If somebody said Andrew Jackson I would LOL.

Abe has some things going for him, but I think he's a bit overrated.

eo12601

Oh snap!

I do agree, though, he wasn't too bright.  He just made very bad decisions economically,many of which didn't come to fruitation until Van Buren's presidency, and he ended up getting blamed for all the mistakes by Jackson, in his bid for re-election.

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*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln.

spazzx625

I think its funny how people don't realize that when Lincoln was in office, no one liked him and now he is considered to be one of the best presidents. People wanted him to just give up on the war. Sounds like someone we all know.

....And they say history repeats itself....

Vote The Hamburglar 2008

You may go to Hell, sir, and I shall vote for Mayor McCheese!

President McCheese in 08! 

[QUOTE="The_Zoid"][QUOTE="RoyTheViking"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]

*hopes someone says Ben Franklin*

I'm a big fan of the Lincoln.

eo12601

I think its funny how people don't realize that when Lincoln was in office, no one liked him and now he is considered to be one of the best presidents. People wanted him to just give up on the war. Sounds like someone we all know.

....And they say history repeats itself....

I didn't say he would. I'm just saying that its possible.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]

Vote The Hamburglar 2008

ElZilcho90

You may go to Hell, sir, and I shall vote for Mayor McCheese!

President McCheese in 08!

Dude, Hamburglar would just steal his head... 

18th century - George Wahington, he didn't let the government make him a king. 19th century - Abraham Lincoln, he preserved the union. 20th century - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he saved our bacon during the Depression. 21th century - who ever in elected in 2008.prettyedy

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Vote The Hamburglar 2008

spazzx625

You may go to Hell, sir, and I shall vote for Mayor McCheese!

President McCheese in 08!

Dude, Hamburglar would just steal his head...

And you would vote for such an unscrupulous knave!

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="ElZilcho90"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]

Vote The Hamburglar 2008

ElZilcho90

You may go to Hell, sir, and I shall vote for Mayor McCheese!

President McCheese in 08!

Dude, Hamburglar would just steal his head...

And you would vote for such an unscrupulous knave!

[QUOTE="ElZilcho90"][QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="ElZilcho90"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]

Vote The Hamburglar 2008

spazzx625

You may go to Hell, sir, and I shall vote for Mayor McCheese!

President McCheese in 08!

Dude, Hamburglar would just steal his head...

And you would vote for such an unscrupulous knave!

[QUOTE="prettyedy"]18th century - George Wahington, he didn't let the government make him a king. 19th century - Abraham Lincoln, he preserved the union. 20th century - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he saved our bacon during the Depression. 21th century - who ever in elected in 2008.makingmusic476

Right, reopening banks the New Deals (giving thousands of jobs to unemployed Americans with things likethe Civilian Conservation Corps) didn't do anything. Yes, the War brought jobs and helped our economy but you can't deny all the things Roosevelt did in his first term. 

Please, spread you're BS somewhere else.

Ohhh, you want to play hardball...

Ohhh, you want to play hardball...

spazzx625

 Grr... bloody Calculus final tomorrow morning...

You may have won this round, Spazz, but mark my words: the McCheesian Platform will triumph! 

the reason i dont really like Lincoln is cuz he dint really believe in equality. He just was afraid of a black revolt since there were so many by the 1860s. He also made the emancipation proclamation before the end of the war. Cocky if you ask me. kinky_king

Cocky?  No, it saved his ass.  After stopping a few British ships from trading with the South, England was ready to go to war with the North.  The EP kept them and also the French from joining the South. 

Anyway, I think Abe Lincoln was the best president.  Just the way he was and how he handled the war.  He was willing to peacefully bring the defeated Southern states back into the Union without having to pay or anything.  Sadly, some Southerners didn't see that.  edit: I'm surprised so many people said George Washington.  He was a good general and had good intentions, but was weak as president.