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24. Exactly n/t

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Who do you think was the last good GOP President? [View all] WI_DEM Jan 2013 OP

That would be my guess derby378 Jan 2013 #1

And a punitive tax rate on the war profiteers of WW2. freshwest Jan 2013 #9

Mine, too. wryter2000 Jan 2013 #2

We don't even have Democrats like that n/t leftstreet Jan 2013 #4

What GOP policies do you favor instead of Democratic ones? Just curious. freshwest Jan 2013 #6

Dwight D. Eisenhower Flashmann Jan 2013 #3

Nixon ..... total scum bucket but he kept Russia form nuking China in 1969 (??) Botany Jan 2013 #5

You know what's really sad and scary? GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #32

Nixon was a nasty a-hole but even he was scared by the neo-cons Botany Jan 2013 #33

i shudder to think what nixon would have done with 9/11 and that congress unblock Jan 2013 #55

Nixon was a no good crook but he was a wonk and would have read that 8/6/01 PDB .... Botany Jan 2013 #63

LOL. tabasco Jan 2013 #40

Try this e-book learning on for size. Botany Jan 2013 #57

umm Nixon was IMPEACHED CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #82

Nixon was IMPEACHED Botany Jan 2013 #90

Tricky Dick? CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #78

actually I have changed my mind CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #85

I never said he was a good man or a good President all I said was he helped* .... Botany Jan 2013 #89

His speech about the military industrial upaloopa Jan 2013 #7

Yep. And yet, just half a decade later, that promise was broken by LBJ..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #46

the draft was standing before LBJ oldhippydude Jan 2013 #51

Forgot about that, I guess. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #72

Yes he was CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #80

Dwight Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #8

i agree riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #10

Lincoln Downwinder Jan 2013 #11

I would vote for Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #12

the interstate highway system, was born from his admiration of the German roadway system Flashmann Jan 2013 #35

We shall have to agree to disagree... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #37

We shall have to agree to disagree Flashmann Jan 2013 #41

LOL n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #44

Ike was a good one. Not perfect, but progressive by today's standards Bucky Jan 2013 #13

Taft (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #14

Well, he was actually tougher on the trusts than TR and created... WI_DEM Jan 2013 #20

Yup. Tough on bathtubs, too Recursion Jan 2013 #21

DH saw this and exclaimed "My God!!" eShirl Jan 2013 #88

Agree. Of course, today's GOP wouldn't allow him in their party. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #15

They barely allowed him in the party THEN. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #18

Ike or Theodore Roosevelt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #16

Politicians have commenced a process for stealing from the elderly, frail, and poor to fund indepat Jan 2013 #17

I'm gonna get hate for this Dpm12 Jan 2013 #19

No hate from me. He was a good and decent man. Aristus Jan 2013 #30

Gerald Ford was a decent person tabasco Jan 2013 #42

PUKES LOL Dpm12 Jan 2013 #68

Pukes = Repukes = Republicans. hay rick Jan 2013 #71

Two dealbreakers re: Ford... Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #47

I have to say I agree customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #69

TDR-good, Ike-decent TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #22

Ike! eom Frustratedlady Jan 2013 #23

Exactly n/t 99Forever Jan 2013 #24

Kick for no more war. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #25

Abraham Lincoln thucythucy Jan 2013 #26

+1 srican69 Jan 2013 #36

Is it fair to consider Abraham Lincoln as a good goop Flashmann Jan 2013 #48

It just shows how times have changed. thucythucy Jan 2013 #49

He practically sounds as sane (Left) as Dennis Kucinich. Gregorian Jan 2013 #27

Also vote for Ike (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #28

The thing is, you'll be hard pressed to find a perfect President. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #29

You don't know your Nixon if you think he was better than Reagan. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #39

The thing about Lincoln is, doesnt the Constitution provide for the suspension of habeas during stevenleser Jan 2013 #66

Teddy Roosevelt. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #31

+1 Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #75

I agree. surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #81

Eisenhower Hekate Jan 2013 #34

I remember Ike and agree with you. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #38

Eisenhower NV Whino Jan 2013 #43

Probably Ike if not him, it would be Teddy Roosevelt. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #45

Would this be a good time to thank Ike for committing us to Vietnam? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #50

lincoln? robinlynne Jan 2013 #52

There was only one good Repub president -- Nelson Rockerfeller. SDjack Jan 2013 #53

I missed that day in history class Hugabear Jan 2013 #58

Exactly my point. VP Rockerfeller was stomped into irrelevancy by Pres. Nixon. SDjack Jan 2013 #60

Abraham Lincoln (first and only good Republican Pres, imho). Eisenhower's coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #54

Bill Clinton. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #56

Agreed. He triangulated hisself' into a liberal Repub! Kurovski Jan 2013 #73

Am I the only person here who agrees with Michael Moore? RVN VET Jan 2013 #59

I would go with Ike as well. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #61

Eisenhower n/t doc03 Jan 2013 #62

Eisenhower Thirties Child Jan 2013 #64

Dwight Eisenhower Progressive dog Jan 2013 #65

TR Zen Democrat Jan 2013 #67

Yup.. .the guy who okayed whistler162 Jan 2013 #70

Not that it detracts from your main point... BlueCheese Jan 2013 #83

+32,409 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #74

Lincoln samsingh Jan 2013 #76

I like Ike. He's also the earliest president whose election I remember. nt Speck Tater Jan 2013 #77

Eisenhower by GOP label; Obama by right of center position under DEM label on point Jan 2013 #79

+1 eom tledford Jan 2013 #84

Ike madokie Jan 2013 #86

Ike. N/t VOX Jan 2013 #87