re: #113 LudwigVanQuixote

Well let’s see now, he is already for certain better than:

W. Bush,
Carter,
Ford,
Nixon,
Hoover,
Coolidge

and about half of the guys from the nineteenth century, that gave us such stellar presidents as:

Grant, Tyler and Buchanan.

Let’s go down your list:

W - yep, W didn’t do a damned thing while in office. not a bit. Didn’t end Hussein’s reign of terror, didn’t oust the Taliban and install a new gov’t in Afghanistan, didn’t do more than any other Pres to save lives in Africa, didn’t prevent a second round of attacks post 9/11/01. No, man did nothing in office.

Carter - Obama’s not even worthy of comparing to Carter. Not at this point. I’ll wait for him to do to Karzai what Jimmy did to the Shah before sinking him to Carter levels. Obama’s not as bad in his first year as Carter was in his term is not exactly high praise of the man, but if you think it’s a compliment, I won’t deny you the privilege.

Ford - No, Ford did nothing. Nothing at all. Didn’t get stabbed in the back by the Congress when trying to secure support for the RVN against the reds, didn’t exorcise the ghosts of Watergate.

Nixon - No, Nixon didn’t open relations with Red China, didn’t save Israel in the Yom Kippur War, didn’t sign a treaty (subsequently broken by the Reds) ending offensive operations by the US in Vietnam

I could go on an on. Your list is pointless. You like the guy, that’s fine, but don’t pretend there’s anything substantive behind your preference.