George W. Bush is
George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate. Ed Gillespie
Great Presidents
Mr. Lincoln was not
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man – too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color. Frederick Douglass
Frequently the more trifling
Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. Franklin Pierce
Happiness lies not in
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Presidency is not
The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. Thats the least of it. It is more than an engineering job, efficient or inefficient. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership. All our great Presidents were leaders of thought at times when certain historic ideas in the life of the nation had to be clarified. … Read more
The only thing we
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I don’t pick my
I don’t pick my presidents because they were great presidents. I’m not much interested in ranking presidents and who is the best and who is the worst. I am much more inclined to be interested in them if they had an interesting life and if they were a complete person – and by that I … Read more
One thing that does
One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. So most people agree that one of the worst stains on the reputation of FDR, who is widely considered a great president, is the internment of Japanese Americans … Read more
Gary Busey said on
Gary Busey said on the Today Show yesterday that Donald Trump would make a great President. Now Trump just needs endorsements from Randy Quaid and Charlie Sheen. Conan O’Brien
Truman left in the
Truman left in the middle of an unpopular war, a war of choice. Truman didn’t have to go into South Korea. And he was reviled and ridiculed for the stalemate that resulted. Now, he’s seen as one of the great presidents of the 20th century. Charles Krauthammer