Opinion of James K. Polk

[Incipimus iterum]

FF. One of the Greatest President's we ever had.

[Donerail]

HP. Took the nation to war with Mexico while lying about it, tried to provoke the UK in Oregon, and tried to buy Cuba.

[minionofmidas]

I like his that he kept his one-term pledge, his hairstyle, and (though like is the wrong word) his cause of death.
That's about it.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

FF of course.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

and tried to buy Cuba.

In retrospect that might not have been a bad idea.....

[Zioneer]

FF even though I'm very curious about the "what-if" potential of a Utah under Mexican control.

[CountryRoads]

FF.

[Dancing with Myself]

FF

One of the more underrated Presidents.

[Goldwater]

FF.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Manifest Destiny for the sake of the Slave Power - what's not to love?

[justfollowingtheelections]

Manifest Destiny for the sake of the Slave Power - what's not to love?

Thank you.  Not sure what to call him but he sure wasn't no FF.

[justfollowingtheelections]

FF even though I'm very curious about the "what-if" potential of a Utah under Mexican control.

Polygamy would probably still be legal lol

[RogueBeaver]

FF of course.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

A President who kept virtually every campaign promise he made???  Absolute FF

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Quite disappointed to see so much champions of Slave Power and Land grabbing here.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Quite disappointed to see so much champions of Slave Power and Land grabbing here.

Most of us are somewhat partial to our Southwest and West Coast.

[minionofmidas]

Quite disappointed to see so much champions of Slave Power and Land grabbing here.

Most of us are somewhat partial to our Southwest and West Coast.

They'd be even greater places without their resident Anglos, and cheaper to vacation to as well. Certainly even you recognize that - resident Anglos exempted - everybody lost as a result of that landgrab?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Quite disappointed to see so much champions of Slave Power and Land grabbing here.

Most of us are somewhat partial to our Southwest and West Coast.

They'd be even greater places without their resident Anglos, and cheaper to vacation to as well. Certainly even you recognize that - resident Anglos exempted - everybody lost as a result of that landgrab?

No, I don't, but  you're welcome to enlighten me.

[7,052,770]

While some of his actions may seem morally questionable under a 21st century lens, America is MUCH better off because he was president. FF.

[RogueBeaver]

While some of his actions may seem morally questionable under a 21st century lens, America is MUCH better off because he was president. FF.

Also this.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

While some of his actions may seem morally questionable under a 21st century lens, America is MUCH better off because he was president. FF.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

While some of his actions may seem morally questionable under a 21st century lens, America is MUCH better off because he was president. FF.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

While some of his actions may seem morally questionable under a 21st century lens, America is MUCH better off because he was president. FF.

I lean more towards neutral than FF. I am glad America has Texas and the west. It happened, and it is going to stay that way. I regret the genocide of the Native Americans, but if I could turn back time, I wouldn't say "oh let’s just stay on the Atlantic Coast and never at all explore the Great Plains." And I must say, we may not have expanded perfectly, but we sure explored the vast interior our country better than the Belgians did in the Congo, the Portuguese in Angola, or the French in West Africa.

[Donerail]

While some of his actions may seem morally questionable under a 21st century lens, America is MUCH better off because he was president. FF.

I lean more towards neutral than FF. I am glad America has Texas and the west. It happened, and it is going to stay that way. I regret the genocide of the Native Americans, but if I could turn back time, I wouldn't say "oh let’s just stay on the Atlantic Coast and never at all explore the Great Plains." And I must say, we may not have expanded perfectly, but we sure explored the vast interior our country better than the Belgians did in the Congo, the Portuguese in Angola, or the French in West Africa.

You set a high bar.

[nolesfan2011]

FF. One of the Greatest President's we ever had.