Most tolerable Republican president since the First World War

[JohnLocke]

Poll question: Most tolerable Republican president since the First World War

Either Eisenhower or Ford... probably Eisenhower.

[UrbScotty]

1. Who voted for W? (nt)

[ashling]

20. Give 'em a break

It wasn't me, because I haven't even voted in this poll, but
When I first saw this thread I assumed that it said "Most INtolerable . . ." It never even occured to me that you could use the word "tolerable" as a descriptor for a Republican.

Could have been just confused what he/she was voting on.

Or maybe their computer is possessed like mine and has gone over to the dark side. If I had a job I'd get another computer.
. . . . . . . :argh:

I guess if I had to choose, I would go with Gerald Ford because he had less time in there than any of the others. To that extent he was LESS INTOLERABLE than the others.

:bounce:

[ashling]

21. Give 'em a break

It wasn't me, because I haven't even voted in this poll, but
When I first saw this thread I assumed that it said "Most INtolerable . . ." It never even occured to me that you could use the word "tolerable" as a descriptor for a Republican.

Could have been just confused what he/she was voting on.

Or maybe their computer is possessed like mine and has gone over to the dark side. If I had a job I'd get another computer.
. . . . . . . :argh:

I guess if I had to choose, I would ge with Gerald Ford because he had less time in there than any of the others. To that extent he was less intolerable than the others.

:bounce:

[ashling]

22. I told you my computer was possessed

[wryter2000]

2. Hey!

Who voted for *?

[Ladyhawk]

3. Somebody's dumber than the contents of my intestinal tract.

Gee, even I couldn't remain a nominal Republican when it became glaringly obvious what an ass * is.

[Bertha Venation]

4. Had to vote for Ford.

I wasn't around for Eisenhower. As for Nixon and Reagan -- I can only ask, how did this country endure them without imploding?

[JohnLocke]

5. Wow...two votes for *.

[Faygo Kid]

6. Now three; must be FReeper visitors

I notice none of them have the guts to back up their votes with an explanation.

[billybob537]

7. DAIN BRAMADGE

ONLY EXCUSE

[billybob537]

8. BY THE WAY

I PICKED IKE

[Nikia]

18. My husband and I were talking about how * exceeded are expectations

For being a horrible president who isn't tolerable. Compared to him, most of the other Republican presidents weren't that bad.

[MrScorpio]

9. Ike liker here

It was the war hero + farewell speech combo that hooked me

[stanwyck]

17. His farewell speech

needs to be repeated continually in the months ahead. He predicted where we are now. Manufacturing conflicts in order to keep the military industrial complex rolling in dough. Ike would detest what this administration has done.

[Rowdyboy]

10. Gerald Ford was a very underestimated man and a classy guy

Yes, he was a conservative and, no, I didn't agree with him much. However, he wasn't like the current GOP pissants.

[Enraged_Ape]

11. I liked Ike as well

He wasn't a complete angel. (Just look up his support of nuclear weapons testing on American citizens.) But he was NO chickenhawk, either. And when it came to war, his philosophy was to get it over quickly with as few casualties as possible.

And he was the one leader who warned us of the dangers of the military-industrial complex. He should know, and he was dead right about that.

[JVS]

12. I can't believe Cool Cal isn't winning this. He was a cat lover!

Around these parts there is no better way to gain approval.

[MAlibdem]

13. who voted for Hoover?

:wtf:

[SarahB]

14. Ike, baby!

Ford though, in a sense because he didn't even serve one full term.

[JohnKleeb]

15. Ike or Ford

[Zomby Woof]

16. Bill Clinton

[elperromagico]

19. Well, Eisenhower pretty much left the New Deal intact,

and didn't seem prone to the dirty tricks of his successors (Nixon, Reagan, and the Bushes). What's more, the release of his diaries reveal that he was not as bumbling as he sometimes seemed.

[Darranar]

23. Okay, who voted for Bush? n/t

[Fight_n_back]

24. Who voted for Nixon?

How many Kennedys does someone have to shoot before he falls below "tolerable"?

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

25. I voted for Gerry Ford

I was only 7 when Ike left office. As for the most intolerable Repukes
in order of preference: 1. George W. Bush, 2. Richard Milhous Nixon, 3. Ronnie Raygun.

[Character Assassin]

26. Bill Clinton.

[ButterflyBlood]

27. Ike

he's one of only three Republican presidents I would give a passing grade, the other two being Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. Ford was tolerable, but he barely did anything.