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Originally posted by snowman
Who was the worst president in US history?
My favorite is Abraham Lincon, closely followed by FDR. Whats yours?
Lincons legacy is approaching 150 years now. Divisiveness without bounds, hundreds of thousdands of americans killed for absolutely NO reason, whatsoever. Bitterness still remaining to this day. A nations laws and constitution totally fuked up beyond all beleif. And no it had absolutely NOTHING to do with slavery, just Lincons ineptness. Grant once said" if the civil war was about slavery, he would have had nothing to do with it".
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The attack on Fort Sumter roughly coincided with Lincoln's election and inauguration. He had no choice. It would be like President Bush's decision to go to war-a summation of past events forced him to make the decision. We can't blame Lincoln for the war any more than we can blame Bush for Islamic fundamentalism. Both are problems that manifested over time, and one poor guy had to end up dealing with them. Difference is Lincoln could deliver a 5-minute speech that captured America in a nutshell.
The past incidents that divided the country, visualized by such incidents as the caning of Charles Sumner in Congress, strained the country to the brink of war. Lincoln believed the secession was unconstitutional and took measures to restore the Union. Differences that linger today are a result of subculture...Southern life in the US
is different than the Northern way.
My pick for worst is actually Wilson. He was a smart, idealistic man, but too intellectual to be President of anything other than Princeton. The League of Nations was an embarassment for him, esp. when the Senate denied it. Carter, Clinton, and Johnson (with exception of the Civil and Voting Rights Acts) come in right behind. They were inept (Carter), authorized the sale of sensitive information to a foreign rival (Clinton), or expanded government to the point where it became too large (Johnson).