Is Bush The Worst U.S. President Ever?

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
Some of you are just saying a President who did nothing notable while in office is a bad President, rather than them just being a mediocre to decent President.

As for the worst President in history? That's got to be Franklin Pierce: The man liked by many before taking office, and then reviled by all after leaving. He was bullied into policies that paved the way for the Civil War, and then when it came down to it, he refused to see that he was responsible for it. He legitimately thought he was a good President.

He legitimately thinks he's a good president.

Then again, he was good in the perspective of his daddy's friends.

Originally posted by lord xyz
And Bush genuinely thinks the Iraq war is going smoothly and the war on terror is being delt with perfectly, and that no one deserved to be fired on 9/11.

He legitimately thinks he's a good president.

Then again, he was good in the perspective of his daddy's friends.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
The decay and destruction of the Union trumps the Iraq war in Presidential history, I'm afraid. Sure, Buchanan didn't help in stopping the coming Civil War, but Pierce just upped and pushed it forward by years. Now, don't get me wrong, just because I'm saying Pierce was the worst does not mean I think Bush was in anyway good.

Of course, there's also Lincoln lying (or at least telling half truths) in order to sell his war against a power that was apparently not aggressive towards the country and had technically broken no laws . . . yeah.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
The decay and destruction of the Union trumps the Iraq war in Presidential history, I'm afraid. Sure, Buchanan didn't help in stopping the coming Civil War, but Pierce just upped and pushed it forward by years. Now, don't get me wrong, just because I'm saying Pierce was the worst does not mean I think Bush was in anyway good.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Of course, there's also Lincoln lying (or at least telling half truths) in order to sell his war against a power that was apparently not aggressive towards the country and had technically broken no laws . . . yeah.

hey, the end justifies the means!

Originally posted by inimalist
hey, the end justifies the means!

I feel it's like a sliding end to means justification scale is in order.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I feel it's like a sliding end to means justification scale is in order.

but that might make us question nationalistic mythos...

Originally posted by inimalist
but that might make us question nationalistic mythos...

Oh golly, whatever can we do...?

Originally posted by Bardock42
Oh golly, whatever can we do...?

dammit! I can't find the south park clip where they all decide to put their heads in the sand....

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155214

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155214

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155214

ah, I can't get to those, as I am instantly brought to "The Comedy Network" because I am in Canada

Inimalist isn't a communist is he? As long as he stays away from PURE EVIL he will be OK.

*Disclaimer: The above views do not necessarily represent this poster's opinion or stance towards communism or socialism, nor can it be used to extrapolate any portion of his worldview or political affiliation.

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
[B]Inimalist isn't a communist is he?

the "i" isn't capitalized 😠

It was the beginning of a sentence!

😠

irrelevant

your capitalizations are decadent

Not irrelevant.

By all the gods of Grammar Nazism and all that is good in the world, I will fight you on this.

pfft; keep your aesthetic; I'll just throw around; some; improper semi-colon use while I;m at it!

By the gods!
😆

I'm afraid that you have strayed into the realm of PURE EVIL.

You've just made an enemy for life.
[/The Simpsons quote]

Originally posted by inimalist
ah, I can't get to those, as I am instantly brought to "The Comedy Network" because I am in Canada

Go through an American proxy server. 313