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78. nixon was no doubt the most dispicable human being to occupy that office, but

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:37 PM

May 2014

that doesn't make him the worst president.

shrub was too pathetically stupid and vacuous to rise to nixon's personal level of heinousness, but he gave the keys of the castle to cheney, who made nixon look positively saintly by comparison. shrub looted the treasury, turning record surplus into record deficits; he pissed away that wealth grotesquely disproportionately to the super-rich; he caused the worst economic collapse since the roaring 20s he tried to model his presidency after; the dow was lower EIGHT YEARS after he took office, something NO OTHER PRESIDENT HAS EVER MANAGED; he lied to the world to get us into a stupid, costly, and entirely pointless war, causing lasting problems in many areas.

reagan is the only president who could give shrub a run for his money in the worst president ever contest, largely beause it can be argued that without reagan there could be no shrub.

nixon? sorry, he's bush league compared to, er, shrub....

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Who has been the WORST President of YOUR lifetime? And Why? [View all] IdaBriggs May 2014 OP

W was really bad, but I give Reagan the most credit for reversing the New Deal. immoderate May 2014 #1

Bush with the Patriot Act, changed our country forever! The wars broke our bank and way of life. TheNutcracker May 2014 #32

But Reagan moved tax burdens from the rich to the middle class. immoderate May 2014 #39

Reagan upped the "War on Drugs," the biggest abrogation of Constitutional rights toddwv May 2014 #56

The Patriot Act is awful, but Shrub isn't the only one to blame for that Reter May 2014 #70

It all started with Reagan... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #54

Nixon probably the worst president ever. earthside May 2014 #2

Nixon was the most despicable, but he did some good things starroute May 2014 #41

nixon was no doubt the most dispicable human being to occupy that office, but unblock May 2014 #78

I'm old enough to remember nilesobek May 2014 #115

GWB - You can't beat a twofer exboyfil May 2014 #3

Nice summary. Scuba May 2014 #9

And questionably 'elected' two times. CrispyQ May 2014 #18

Al Gore Bjorn Against May 2014 #4

Good one, wasnt allowed the chance, was he. randys1 May 2014 #6

A very sad DUzy. CrispyQ May 2014 #20

You - funny! JustAnotherGen May 2014 #22

Democratically Elected President who doesn't even bother to show up to work IronLionZion May 2014 #48

It is absolutely a tie between Raygun and W randys1 May 2014 #5

I'm with you wryter2000 May 2014 #25

War war war George W Bush get the red out May 2014 #7

+1 LibGranny May 2014 #11

raygun Faux pas May 2014 #8

I picked Tricky, because Bush the Dumber was not a legit President. riqster May 2014 #10

That's a really good point JustAnotherGen May 2014 #14

Nope. Gore was, then Kerry. riqster May 2014 #19

Nope... Al Gore was supposed to be it, and Cheney in fact was the REAL president then... cascadiance May 2014 #69

I would've chosen Reagan in this poll, Jamaal510 May 2014 #12

I live through both Reagan's terms and he was bad Gothmog May 2014 #98

Reagan JustAnotherGen May 2014 #13

W. n2doc May 2014 #15

Reagan LuvNewcastle May 2014 #16

really? U need a poll for this? 2pooped2pop May 2014 #17

It was a toss up between RR and the shrub. I had to go with RR.... Lochloosa May 2014 #21

Same here. But I tossed a coin, and it landed on Dim-Sun. GoneFishin May 2014 #37

I was born during Reagan, so since I don't remember his Presidency, Arkana May 2014 #23

Hard to say. Reagan made W. possible. Faryn Balyncd May 2014 #24

Reagan set the wheels in motion that helped destroy the middle class Auggie May 2014 #26

W's war, economy, and his Supreme Court picks will give his JoePhilly May 2014 #27

Nearly every problem we have today can be traced back to Reagan era decision liberal N proud May 2014 #28

Reagan by a mile. PeteSelman May 2014 #29

I totally have to go with dumber than a rock. Hepburn May 2014 #83

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #30

This. Chan790 May 2014 #61

Yet a jury voted to hide it Reter May 2014 #74

I disagree, but I agree Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #108

It's not really true, though: joshcryer May 2014 #86

G. W. Bush dtotire May 2014 #31

Reagan. I see everything awful that's happened economically & politically started with that catbyte May 2014 #33

W. Endgames May 2014 #34

Reagan, since he started the slide downhill benld74 May 2014 #35

The wars started with no just cause. jwirr May 2014 #36

I gotta go with GWB... sheshe2 May 2014 #38

gwb is the worse... Beer Snob-50 May 2014 #40

I remember as far back as TBF May 2014 #42

I remember GWB as being the worst. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #43

I can really only say Bush 43 because I was only old enough to even have MillennialDem May 2014 #44

Ray-Gun because he shifted the entire political discourse to the right kairos12 May 2014 #45

George W. Bush Kath1 May 2014 #46

Reagan jeff47 May 2014 #47

RayGun's puppet presidency was a disaster for the US Blue Idaho May 2014 #49

+1000! LeftishBrit May 2014 #117

George W. Bush hands down Proud Liberal Dem May 2014 #50

Reagan. madamesilverspurs May 2014 #51

I voted for Bush, but for me it was really a toss up between Bush and Reagan. Bush RKP5637 May 2014 #52

Reagan did the worst damage to the economy and to the labor that creates it. Warpy May 2014 #53

Hard to choose NastyRiffraff May 2014 #55

hands down, George W. Bush Skittles May 2014 #57

Reagan, Reagan, Reagan. nt geek tragedy May 2014 #58

GWB, by far...responsible for 4200 American death in Iraq and thousand of innocent Iraqi lives. demosincebirth May 2014 #59

Either Reagan or Bush Jr tabbycat31 May 2014 #60

Nothing can match the royal clusterf/ck that was GWB. And GWB is proud of that, I'm 100% sure. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #62

Dick Cheney DFW May 2014 #63

NIXON - Hands down the WORST (No one else comes close) 66 dmhlt May 2014 #64

Ronald Reagan fifthoffive May 2014 #65

Ronald Reagan, by far. greatlaurel May 2014 #66

Reagan began the labor/institutional dismantling and corporate takeover that continues today. ancianita May 2014 #67

W is some stiff competition, but Reagan made him possible and I say Reagan for all the reason cited Bluenorthwest May 2014 #68

Ray Gun november3rd May 2014 #71

GW gets my vote SmittynMo May 2014 #72

Dumbya Bush gets my vote. Joe Bacon May 2014 #73

George Bush was awful Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #75

Bush! He took the remnants of Reagan and enacted them trublu992 May 2014 #76

W. hands down. he took my vague disdain of repukes i had as a child and cemented it into my brain... dionysus May 2014 #77

It's so hard to choose between Reagan and W. Shrike47 May 2014 #79

In the Vietnam war era, I thought it was Nixon. Then Reagan came along, and I thought struggle4progress May 2014 #80

Race between BoyBush and Ronnie RayGun for the worst Hepburn May 2014 #81

For me davleuv May 2014 #82

I'm on my eighth president in this life... RandySF May 2014 #84

Complete and total incompetence. Avalux May 2014 #85

Regan set the country back temporarily. joshcryer May 2014 #87

Most of Reagans policies could be reversed. There is no way Dawson Leery May 2014 #104

Reagan and GWB were both miserable wastes of flesh, but I voted for RR. SeattleVet May 2014 #88

Bush Jr shenmue May 2014 #89

Monkey ass W Bush davidpdx May 2014 #90

Reagan because of college loans knownow May 2014 #91

I don't see how you can separate Reagan and GW Bush...the decline of America began with Jefferson23 May 2014 #92

Nixon was a crook but Reagan and his cronies gutted this country. TeamPooka May 2014 #93

I wavered between Raygun and Chimpo. Brigid May 2014 #94

Nixon was the worst... Sancho May 2014 #95

Reagan loaded his administration with professional crooks, Art_from_Ark May 2014 #109

Ronald Reagan. Aristus May 2014 #96

Bush 43 was bad but Reagan was worse Gothmog May 2014 #97

St. Ronnie of Ray Gun apnu May 2014 #99

I agree with almost everyone's comments MBS May 2014 #100

A great summary - I voted for W but agree with your synopsis rurallib May 2014 #101

Tricky Dick Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #102

While I agree with you... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #107

Very good point. : ) MBS May 2014 #111

Dubya. Dawson Leery May 2014 #103

Reagan. He laid the ground work for the problems that came to fruition during W's reign. FSogol May 2014 #105

Reagan, almost single-handedly, destroyed the power of labor in this country Yavin4 May 2014 #106

Dubya, followed by Reagan. Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #110

Clinton was pretty bad although bush 43 was much worse. craigmatic May 2014 #112

Hardly even seems debatable.... Gram Parsons May 2014 #113

Reagan for the genocide against people with HIV. Shameful does not even describe it. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #114

I chose Reagan, because, although Bush did some even worse things, Reagan set the agenda in the LeftishBrit May 2014 #116

George W. Bush (really Dick Cheney because HE was the one in charge) hamsterjill May 2014 #118

Interesting results.........I never would have guessed it. lol nt clarice May 2014 #119