Best Presidents of the United States

Should be above Bush, you think 911 was worse than the civil war?
Clinton balanced the budget and actually left a surplus but top 5? No.
Personally don't think Bush43, Clinton, JFK, or Nixon belong in the top 10.
JFK was not a good president, just remembered well. Nixon was a brilliant politician but remembered as a shady scumbag, even compared to other politicians. FDR elected 4 times but if it weren't for WWII his new deal would have destroyed America not to mention court packing is worse than what Nixon did. FDR = shadiest president every (adulterer, internment camps, undercutting his own party to win a 3rd term... ) Obama is the worst for the deficit so far of any president in history and he won a nobel prize because they hoped that he wouldn't vote on a troop surge, which he did anyway. Those aren't arguments for praise. Any honorable recipient would have returned it after his decision but he was probably busy visiting the last of the "57" states. Washington had the toughest job, building a nation, he should be higher. Teddy ARE was only 42 when he became president, that should be considered. As long as Buchanan or Harding aren't up there guess can't complain too much.

It's obviously Abe or George Washington.

PS: Whoever put George Bush as the best president ever is both igorant and uneducated. And they need to go look at his 75 disapproval rating, the highest its ever been for ANY president of the US.

Abraham Lincoln is the reason the United States is still United and began the elimination of racism by ending slavery. To do this he began a largely unpopular but necessary war. This made him hated to the point where he was assassinated but he went through with his decision anyway. Would any politician today do this? I doubt it.

George Washington kept the fledgling nation alive during one of its greatest challenges, and did it without circumventing the constitution. However, the most remarkable thing about his presidency is that I can't think of anything bad to say about his time in the office. Bush jr. , Reagan, FDR, JFK, and Clinton belong nowhere near the top 10.

Even more than Jefferson or Madison he fought for a balance between state and federal government. Not to mention he believed in what he was doing.

Easy answer here. He helped build stability in an unstable democracy.

The only president that was true to his word, most people that don't like him want a pacifist in charge, why do you think we are still bad ass

Ronald Reagen is top president. He is a real but kicker, and if you see this in heaven ron I'll say you're the best president that ever lived and is still living.

much better than george bush, thats what I know for sure!

He is one of two living patriotic Presidents with true grit and guts; the other one being his father, George H.W. bush. He went after the Islamic terrorists who killed Americans inside and outside the USA. He was hated for this by leftists and liberals, including Clinton, Carter and the current President, among others - those who cuddle terrorists and are soft on countries that cuddle terrorists.

He inherited a recession and did the right thing;reduced taxes to create jobs. Handled 9/11 very well, through such difficult times for the nation and the world. Then had to deal with Katrina, Wilma and right before the end of his second term with the financial melt down that he didn't cause. The media always blamed him for everything, high oil prices, not enough high paying jobs etc. You name it. I always loved President Bush and his DAD too!

He's the greatest American President ever lived. He put terrorism and terrorists on the front page of every single newspaper in the world. Because of Him, the world is fighting against terrorism, not sucking up to them by hiding under houses and mountains. Therefore, President George W. Bush is the greatest President ever lived.

Seriously? George W. Bush is # 1? All he did was start the Iraq and Afghanistan War, not to mention he barely helped at all when Hurricane Katrina came through. Now JFK, he was amazing. He started the Peace Corps, started the Space Race, made sure African Americans had equal rights in housing( And would've done more for Civil Rights if he served longer), made sure Steel industries couldn't raise their prices over and over, and stopped the Cuban Missile Crysis, and he didn't even serve a full term! So JFK deserves first or second for sure.

Him, Reagan, both Roosevelts, Lincoln, and Clinton are the best Presidents because they actually helped America. I mean JFK ended the Cuban Missile Crisis and tried to end the cold War, Reagan helped the economy and ended the Cold War, 1st Roosevelt wanted to help nature, 2nd Roosevelt ended the Great Depression and had to deal with America during Ww2 while in a wheelchair, Lincoln freed the slaves and ended the Civil War, and Clinton helped out the economy a lot. These guys are amazing!

He's was the only Irish-Catholic president ever, and he was the youngest elected president ever. No one can represent the world, let alone America, as well as this guy. He would've completely solved any problems with Russia or Cuba, and who knows, even Korea or the Middle East. This guy knew what he was doing, unlike some other guys (ahem... Bush).

Thomas Jefferson is one of the most underrated presidents ever. The fact that G.W. bush and Bill Clinton were voted above Jefferson is bad enough, but Lincoln being number two is unbelievable. Lincoln destroyed Jefferson's vision of a free, VOLUNTARY union of sovereign states. If people understood history, Bush, Clinton, LINCOLN, and all other imperialist presidents would be voted down as some of the worst presidents in the history of the country. Read Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and it will become clear that every president which was voted above Jefferson (with the exception of Washington) supported policies which were counter to the founders' vision.

Are you kidding me? Thomas Jefferson was the best President! He gave us the Louisiana Purchase AND wrote the article that freed us as a nation! The Declaration of Independence! George W. Bush murdered our economy and was a gigantic hypocrite in his foreign policy!

Thomas Jefferson was a hero, visionary, revolutionary thinker, as well as architect and all around genius. Any man who rejects these facts is just plain stupid and to replace them with the slavery scandal will be just as much so. What jefferson provided for this nation far surpasses any of his person shortcomings which all presidents even Washington and especially Lincoln, and to judge his political character by these would be foolish.

Lead us through one of the toughest times this country has ever faced. How could Governor Bush even be on this list. Yes I still call him governor because that's the only political position he's actually ever fairly won (remember Al Gore and Florida? )

Fixed the economic depression with the New Deal, won WW2, really started bringing blacks and whites together and actually stood for the people and gave a damn about the poor people. FDR is a hero of the people

Most historians believe FDR was the greaties president of all time. He bounced the US back from our worst economic problem in our history while fighting WWII. We owe this man a debt of gratitude.

Come on, he was a cowboy for one, and was even shot before giving a speech but still gave it.

As Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Ronald Reagan, and others in my definition of the "Greats" were amazing presidents, it was very hard for me to create my list of the presidents, but here's my top 10:
1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Ronald Reagan
5. Harry S. Truman
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt
7. James Madison
8. Andrew Jackson
9. Dwight D. Eisenhower
10. John F. Kennedy
I am sorry if you disagree, but it is just one person's opinion...

Come on, he kicked ass in the 1899's, if it weren't for him this would be a whole different america.

Bill Clinton is one of the greatest leaders of all time. Awesome economic boom and ridiculously good foreign policy. Not the best overall, but definitely better than GEORGE BUSH. What a terrible list.
1. Lincoln (held union together, terrific supporter of universal freedom)
2. Washington (basically founded the nations values set precedents yadayada)
3. FDR (wartime president, ended great depression, etc. )
4. Clinton (mentioned)
5. Kennedy, if only...
6. Jefferson
7. Madison
8. GHW Bush (he was actually pretty good).

I've lost all faith in this list and in the people who have voted Bush as the 2nd best president, though I'm not surprised if you get your info from Fox News or even MSNBC.

The economy was BOOMING fantastically during this man's terms, and he knew how to work with both the Democratic and Republican party. Gas was cheaper than it ever was under George W Bush (and Barack Obama's first term. Another thing is that Bush DID NOT inherit a recession from Clinton; he inherited a SURPLUS and drove it into the ground, and yet the man is second place on this list?!

How could people vote for bush the only thing they talk about is starting the war on terror wars cost A LOT of $$$ and besides Bush couldn't do in 7 years what Obama did in 2 which was kill Osama Bin Laden

Creator of the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution, which is perhaps one of the most important documents in the Western World.

About the only Democrat I fully respect. Without him, god knows what the country would be right now.

Harry did what was right not popular, forcing owners and strikers to meet, integrating the military and firing MacArthur's ass. Heck he even brought in a surplus and actually lived a normal life after his presidency.

He'd punch Obama right in his mouth for his corrupt bargain

One of the few Presidents who stayed out of the way, and the country prospered.

I have a report on him and this is very helpful

Got us out of the spanish american war with under a thousand deaths and annexed hawaii

Liberated Kuwait. Other than that, not much to say about this guy.

President Obama has managed to end the war in Afghanistan, is ending the war in Iraq, reform health care, save the auto industry, begin the road to economic recovery, and take a strong position on human rights issues such as gay rights and women's issues. And he's done all this despite working with the most uncooperative Congress in history. The House led by a man whose state main goal was not to do anything good for the nation, but to keep President Obama from getting reelected and it showed because that's all he tried to do for four years. If President Obama had had a cooperative Senate and House throughout his tenure, no telling what he might have accomplished!

He should be at the top. He's reformed healthcare, ended the war in Iraq, and effectively begun the recovery from the global recession. He's definitely stabilized the economic system, ended the neo-con foreign policy of Cheney and Bush, and passed important social legislation taking a strong stand for women's and gay rights.

President Obama has proven that he can be a great leader despite all the obstacles he has confronted. The next four years will be even better. Just imagine all the things that could have been accomplished if he'd had a little support from Congress. It is my opinion that he is one of the greatest presidents of all time, looking out for the middle class and putting the good of the people ahead of politics.

Lead during the first world war. Set the way for the U.N. to be built.

Kind of forgotten now but a brave man he was to be I'll and still go on, there's a few more who did the same but this guy was great