General Discussion

DFW

(54,253 posts)

90. Did it occur to anyone on this thread?

Sat May 26, 2012, 02:56 PM

May 2012

The discussion would have been EXACTLY the same without the word "Democratic" in the OP's title.

That pretty much sums it up about the Republican presidents in our lifetime.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

98 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Who's been the best Democratic president in your lifetime? [View all] Bucky May 2012 OP

Truman. virgogal May 2012 #1

A Presidential Sandwich! AnnieBW May 2012 #2

Look again. She left the Big Dog's smooch hangin' in the air Bucky May 2012 #5

FDR (Though his wife would have been even better). Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #3

I'm with you. Bohunk68 May 2012 #58

I would say FDR, too, tho he died before I knew who he was. CTyankee May 2012 #70

Eleanor was great and she was his eyes and ears where he could not go. jwirr May 2012 #89

lbj unblock May 2012 #4

Ballsy choice. Bucky May 2012 #7

not really much of a contest, i think. obviously, he was a mixed bag, but then again unblock May 2012 #19

I have to agree ... markpkessinger May 2012 #29

sure, fdr makes the game really easy. unblock May 2012 #57

I was really critical of LBJ at the time, Blue_In_AK May 2012 #47

I am 33 so I would say Clinton.n/t hrmjustin May 2012 #6

Cleveland... Cooley Hurd May 2012 #8

Jimmy Carter. Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #20

Grover still tries... Cooley Hurd May 2012 #55

how old are you?! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #77

156 years young. ;-) Cooley Hurd May 2012 #78

Kudos to you, Gramps! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #83

I get that joke Ohio Progressive May 2012 #39

Yep - the famous The Judge magazine cartoon: Cooley Hurd May 2012 #56

You're over 115 years old? n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #80

Obama only because I was born in the 80's. If I had been alive in the 60's I would've said LBJ. craigmatic May 2012 #9

If you're looking for groupthink on the Obama vs Clinton debate... Bucky May 2012 #10

That is too funny amuse bouche May 2012 #11

I will say JFK Art_from_Ark May 2012 #12

I will also say JFK. RebelOne May 2012 #18

Also JFK here ....nt littlewolf May 2012 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #13

Ha ha, that joke was funny Bucky May 2012 #72

That gif is hilarious Son of Gob May 2012 #14

I found it on the Internets© Bucky May 2012 #23

Domestic policy it's LBJ hands down. hifiguy May 2012 #15

JFK N/T GreenStormCloud May 2012 #16

I was born in the early 80s, so I'm going Obama!! Happydayz May 2012 #17

+1 FarLeftFist May 2012 #33

Can't decide between JFK and Obama goclark May 2012 #43

The jury's still out. scoostraw May 2012 #21

Well, sure, *that* Bucky May 2012 #22

Yes, Elizabeth Warren goclark May 2012 #44

FDR AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #24

JFK.. sendero May 2012 #25

All the way with LBJ! ananda May 2012 #26

yeah--LBJ or JFK jcboon May 2012 #50

Nixon DJ13 May 2012 #27

Kennedy. Vidar May 2012 #28

Jimmy Carter. Healed the nation after coalition_unwilling May 2012 #30

Completely agree with you on both points! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #35

I agree on Jimmy Carter JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #69

my choice as well. n/t dana_b May 2012 #38

I agree for this and many other reasons Major Nikon May 2012 #53

Obama! FarLeftFist May 2012 #31

LBJ was prez when I was born, but I'm picking Carter. TBF May 2012 #32

Carter Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #34

Bill Clinton Raine May 2012 #36

It's a tie - John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama :) n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #37

President Obama. Swede May 2012 #40

Way too many relics on this site. I only had two. Obama and Clinton...I lean Obama. n/t vaberella May 2012 #41

"Way too many relics?" Bohunk68 May 2012 #59

No need to get offended because there was nothing agist in the comment. vaberella May 2012 #64

Accepted in the spirit offered. Bohunk68 May 2012 #65

Depends on what you mean by "best." CBHagman May 2012 #42

So far, Clinton. MrSlayer May 2012 #45

Obama (It's only been him, Clinton, and Carter in my lifetime). boxman15 May 2012 #46

I have to splitting my vote SteveG May 2012 #48

JFK n/t WiffenPoof May 2012 #49

LOL, gif is hilarious! n/t tammywammy May 2012 #51

lbj..... madrchsod May 2012 #52

LBJ. nm rhett o rick May 2012 #54

on domestic issues - by far Lyndon Baines Johnson, of course Douglas Carpenter May 2012 #60

JFK, without a doubt. H2O Man May 2012 #61

JFK it is... trumad May 2012 #63

JFK. n/t ieoeja May 2012 #66

FDR JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #67

for actual policies achieved; LBJ (loses me on the war, though) bigtree May 2012 #68

Domestic affairs=LBJ foreign policy/peace making=Jimmy Carter WI_DEM May 2012 #71

Agree with all of those! etherealtruth May 2012 #86

One of the sad ironies of this thread is the JFK laments Bucky May 2012 #73

FDR and then Truman. CK_John May 2012 #74

Bill Clinton. I'm 25 though so Obama and him have been the only two so far. N/T BlueStater May 2012 #75

Clinton. nt Romulox May 2012 #76

I remember that graphic treestar May 2012 #79

Tough one...but I'll go with LBJ Wounded Bear May 2012 #81

Woodrow Wilson! deaniac21 May 2012 #82

Wilson was the most prominent racist to occupy the White House. former9thward May 2012 #92

So you concede that he overcame incredible handicaps... Bucky May 2012 #94

League of Nations deaniac21 May 2012 #95

The League of Nations was a utopian effort at best. former9thward May 2012 #96

You really had to have been there... deaniac21 May 2012 #98

The Big Dawg Ishoutandscream2 May 2012 #84

Barack Obama GarroHorus May 2012 #85

LBJ, Carter, and Clinton. I would loved to have seen what Kennedy Autumn May 2012 #87

FDR although I was only 5 years old when he died. jwirr May 2012 #88

Did it occur to anyone on this thread? DFW May 2012 #90

I might slip Ike into a Top Five list. Bucky May 2012 #93

LBJ Go Vols May 2012 #91

If Obama doesn't count yet, since he hasn't finished his first term...... AverageJoe90 May 2012 #97