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tblue

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43. Who cares?

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 11:46 AM

Jul 2013

I don't mean to take away your fun, and I think you're being facetious. I just want him to be a great Democratic president who, at minimum, follows literally the oath of office he took. There's already enough energy wasted yelling at people for their opinions about the man. This isn't a beauty contest and the issues are way too complex to broad-brush in this way. Let history decide where he ranks.

(OTOH, I have to put in my props for LBJ. In the fullness of time, I'd rank LBJ among the greatest for his civil rights legislation even though I'd rank him lower for Vietnam and then I'd bump him up a bit for not running for another term.)

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Obama; greatest American president or greatest American president EVER? [View all] leeroysphitz Jul 2013 OP

LBJ is #1, Obama #2, Lincoln #3, FDR #4, Carter #5. Adlai Stevenson could have been #6 nt. graham4anything Jul 2013 #1

Not according to any historian cali Jul 2013 #12

Maybe you should read about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #27

Ah, whimsy. nt Union Scribe Jul 2013 #28

LBJ is Mr. Vietnam. I hardly think he's No. 1. FDR is No. 1. Zen Democrat Jul 2013 #29

I gotta laugh when people put down Obama & LBJ and Say FDR graham4anything Jul 2013 #35

FDR is number 4? I do not understand your thinking there. leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #40

There is no way LBJ or Obama would ever be ranked higher than Lincoln or FDR. Apophis Jul 2013 #42

No MNBrewer Jul 2013 #61

I'm not really a big fan of President Obama. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #2

DU seems to be anti obama, don't think DU is a good test of this question uponit7771 Jul 2013 #3

Yes. Half the crap posted on DU is counting on that fact. nt great white snark Jul 2013 #21

Best of my lifetime so far. To be fair though I was born during Reagan. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #4

Greatest of the century thus far. The Link Jul 2013 #5

Oh...I see what you did there. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #11

I would even venture to say, greatest of this millennium (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #20

Not hard too be. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #67

Just another Reaganite. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #6

+1 So much promise and opportunity all squandered YeahSureRight Jul 2013 #9

Definitely intentional. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #44

Wow, a poll version of every "rational argument" from these guys on DU for three weeks! Pholus Jul 2013 #7

+1 NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #8

Oh Good God Savannahmann Jul 2013 #10

I suspect the poll is sarcasm. cali Jul 2013 #13

I don't. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #15

Poe's Law strikes again? Here's hoping! nt Pholus Jul 2013 #16

+1 leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #31

A case of "Poe-nage" then. :) Pholus Jul 2013 #39

Oddly... Oilwellian Jul 2013 #38

I do. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #41

wow, we are in agreement again. How rare. graham4anything Jul 2013 #37

Where's the option for middle of the pack? cali Jul 2013 #14

I like the president but the poll provides a false dichotomy DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2013 #17

This is the first poll I've ever seen that should be Blocked 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #18

The first two options seem to be the same. Jenoch Jul 2013 #19

The joke is, first THREE options are the same. Iggo Jul 2013 #36

Trashing this nonsense...I suggest others do the same alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #22

Yep etherealtruth Jul 2013 #25

If you like 'corporation' type presidents! dmosh42 Jul 2013 #23

Flamebait or Flamenest Bait Ever? NoPasaran Jul 2013 #24

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #26

+2 leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #33

+3 ever MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #72

post and run, run, run away. cali Jul 2013 #30

Sorry I had to run to kmart to buy fireworks on clearance. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #32

Lol. Iggo Jul 2013 #34

Who cares? tblue Jul 2013 #43

Too early to tell Retrograde Jul 2013 #45

I truly hope that residents on other planets and exoplanets can see his greatness jsr Jul 2013 #46

I hope they don't read D.U.. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #47

Is this some kind of joke? Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #48

I never joke on D.U.. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #49

Greatest poll evah!! Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #50

Either way. lol leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #54

I get it, but Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #56

Well I hope you don't lose any sleep analyzing it. It really isn't worth the effort. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #62

Already forgotten. :) Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #71

It's a riff on the Stephen Colbert interviews, where he asks guests winter is coming Jul 2013 #55

Oh, okay. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #57

Try again. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #63

OP, how are you feeling today? nt darkangel218 Jul 2013 #51

Is that the membership application to the BOG? HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #52

#15 so far underpants Jul 2013 #53

I promised myself I would never use ignore. mick063 Jul 2013 #58

Go ahead, lol. You know you wanna... n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #60

No, you are just fine. mick063 Jul 2013 #64

teehee :) nashville_brook Jul 2013 #59

Need one more option to your poll Caretha Jul 2013 #65

neener neener neener. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #68

3rd Way mediocrity. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #66

Given what he has faced and how he has overcome the obstacles, I would put him bluestate10 Jul 2013 #69