The two best presidents post-Ford

[Lyin' Steve]

What's up with all the Carter love on Atlas?  Guy was a lousy president, point blank.  Too arrogant to be effective domestically or enact his agenda.

[SWE]

What's up with all the Carter love on Atlas?  Guy was a lousy president, point blank.  Too arrogant to be effective domestically or enact his agenda.

It's because of the alternatives

[SATW]

Reagan and W. Bush

[Sumner 1868]

Carter and no second choice.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Obama and Clinton.

[Phony Moderate]

I have a mildly positive opinion of both Carter and Obama. The rest are varying shades of negative. Ranking would look as follows:

Carter
Obama
Bush the Elder
Clinton
Bush the Younger
Reagan

[Del Tachi]

Carter and GWB

[Anti-Bothsidesism]

Obama and Carter. That's ridiculously easy considering how terrible all the others are.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Poppy and Bubba.

Why are people voting for the failure that is Carter?

[Del Tachi]

Poppy and Bubba.

Why are people voting for the failure that is Carter?

He's probably had the best post-Presidency of any President.  Has a kickass biography.  Deregulated the airlines and moved  the dial on peace in the Middle East.  Pretty successful record actually. 

[SATW]

Poppy and Bubba.

Why are people voting for the failure that is Carter?

He's probably had the best post-Presidency of any President.  Has a kickass biography.  Deregulated the airlines and moved  the dial on peace in the Middle East.  Pretty successful record actually. 

Carter deserves credit for making peace w/ Israel and Egypt, but he had not accomplished anything else in the region.

It was Reagan who initiated real peace talks w/ the Palestinians (via recognizing and meeting w/ PLO).
It was Reagan (with a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia) and H.W. Bush (with his warm relationship w/ the Arab world) who helped cultivate closer relations w/ regional powers that would later be used to participate in initiatives that benefit U.S. national interests (including peace).
It was Clinton who made peace w/ Jordan + moved the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian talks in the 1990's and early 2000's.
It was W. Bush who made the roadmap for peace w/ Israel and the Palestinians that eventually led to the withdrawal from Gaza. 

And it is of very important note to state that Carter had not contributed to any of these peace talk breakthroughs. In fact, Carter's main role post-presidency was to serve as a constant nuisance and a constant supporter of enemies of the United States (Hamas, Hugo Chavez etc...etc...).

It should also not be forgotten that Carter was directly responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis (which he horrible mismanaged) by not supporting the Shah before his downfall.

Carter joins Eisenhower, Ford, and now Obama as well, as President's with incredibly flawed foreign policies.

[NeverAgain]

Obama and Carter. That's ridiculously easy considering how terrible all the others are.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Poppy and Bubba.

Why are people voting for the failure that is Carter?

He's probably had the best post-Presidency of any President.  Has a kickass biography.  Deregulated the airlines and moved  the dial on peace in the Middle East.  Pretty successful record actually. 

Carter deserves credit for making peace w/ Israel and Egypt, but he had not accomplished anything else in the region.

It was Reagan who initiated real peace talks w/ the Palestinians (via recognizing and meeting w/ PLO).
It was Reagan (with a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia) and H.W. Bush (with his warm relationship w/ the Arab world) who helped cultivate closer relations w/ regional powers that would later be used to participate in initiatives that benefit U.S. national interests (including peace).
It was Clinton who made peace w/ Jordan + moved the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian talks in the 1990's and early 2000's.
It was W. Bush who made the roadmap for peace w/ Israel and the Palestinians that eventually led to the withdrawal from Gaza. 

And it is of very important note to state that Carter had not contributed to any of these peace talk breakthroughs. In fact, Carter's main role post-presidency was to serve as a constant nuisance and a constant supporter of enemies of the United States (Hamas, Hugo Chavez etc...etc...).

It should also not be forgotten that Carter was directly responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis (which he horrible mismanaged) by not supporting the Shah before his downfall.

Carter joins Eisenhower, Ford, and now Obama as well, as President's with incredibly flawed foreign policies.

Eisenhower had a pretty good foreign policy, he ended the korean war with south korea still a US ally, and expanded on Truman policy of containment. Also if Bay of Pigs happened under IKE it would have been successful .

[Earthling]

Obama and Carter.

Clinton and GHW Bush are acceptable.

Reagan and GWB are just bad.

[Sir Mohamed]

Obama is first, by far. Carter narrowly edges out Bill for second place.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Poppy and Bubba.

Why are people voting for the failure that is Carter?

He's probably had the best post-Presidency of any President.  Has a kickass biography.  Deregulated the airlines and moved  the dial on peace in the Middle East.  Pretty successful record actually. 

Carter deserves credit for making peace w/ Israel and Egypt, but he had not accomplished anything else in the region.

It was Reagan who initiated real peace talks w/ the Palestinians (via recognizing and meeting w/ PLO).
It was Reagan (with a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia) and H.W. Bush (with his warm relationship w/ the Arab world) who helped cultivate closer relations w/ regional powers that would later be used to participate in initiatives that benefit U.S. national interests (including peace).
It was Clinton who made peace w/ Jordan + moved the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian talks in the 1990's and early 2000's.
It was W. Bush who made the roadmap for peace w/ Israel and the Palestinians that eventually led to the withdrawal from Gaza. 

And it is of very important note to state that Carter had not contributed to any of these peace talk breakthroughs. In fact, Carter's main role post-presidency was to serve as a constant nuisance and a constant supporter of enemies of the United States (Hamas, Hugo Chavez etc...etc...).

It should also not be forgotten that Carter was directly responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis (which he horrible mismanaged) by not supporting the Shah before his downfall.

Carter joins Eisenhower, Ford, and now Obama as well, as President's with incredibly flawed foreign policies.

Eisenhower had a pretty good foreign policy, he ended the korean war with south korea still a US ally, and expanded on Truman policy of containment. Also if Bay of Pigs happened under IKE it would have been successful .

Listen up, APUSH, he's talking about the Middle East! Okay, cool, maybe you don't give a darn about Iran or Operation Ajax, or the Shah, but *at least know what he's referring to*. CONTEXT.

[SATW]

Poppy and Bubba.

Why are people voting for the failure that is Carter?

He's probably had the best post-Presidency of any President.  Has a kickass biography.  Deregulated the airlines and moved  the dial on peace in the Middle East.  Pretty successful record actually. 

Carter deserves credit for making peace w/ Israel and Egypt, but he had not accomplished anything else in the region.

It was Reagan who initiated real peace talks w/ the Palestinians (via recognizing and meeting w/ PLO).
It was Reagan (with a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia) and H.W. Bush (with his warm relationship w/ the Arab world) who helped cultivate closer relations w/ regional powers that would later be used to participate in initiatives that benefit U.S. national interests (including peace).
It was Clinton who made peace w/ Jordan + moved the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian talks in the 1990's and early 2000's.
It was W. Bush who made the roadmap for peace w/ Israel and the Palestinians that eventually led to the withdrawal from Gaza. 

And it is of very important note to state that Carter had not contributed to any of these peace talk breakthroughs. In fact, Carter's main role post-presidency was to serve as a constant nuisance and a constant supporter of enemies of the United States (Hamas, Hugo Chavez etc...etc...).

It should also not be forgotten that Carter was directly responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis (which he horrible mismanaged) by not supporting the Shah before his downfall.

Carter joins Eisenhower, Ford, and now Obama as well, as President's with incredibly flawed foreign policies.

Eisenhower had a pretty good foreign policy, he ended the korean war with south korea still a US ally, and expanded on Truman policy of containment. Also if Bay of Pigs happened under IKE it would have been successful .

Listen up, APUSH, he's talking about the Middle East! Okay, cool, maybe you don't give a darn about Iran or Operation Ajax, or the Shah, but *at least know what he's referring to*. CONTEXT.

Thank you, Cathcon

Context is important, computer09.

[Lechasseur]

For me it would ne Reagan and G. H. W. Bush. Clinton would be third best