Grade the US Presidents

[Derek]

Obama F    (name one thing Obama likes about America)
Bush B-      (did what he thought was right even when unpopular)
Clinton C+  (only because he did what the GOP wanted)
Bush A-      (great skills and fine job)
Reagan A+ (fantastic)
Carter F     (weakling)
Ford C        (wasn't ready yet and would've done better with a 2nd term)
Nixon B      (if the ends justify the means, then he was a good guy)
Johnson F  (socialism has no place in this country and you ruined the south)
Kennedy B- (RIP, Marilyn Monroe defines his character, too young and inexperienced)
Eisenhower A+ (earned the job like Washington did with his military expertise)
Truman C-        (started off fine and went downhill with Korea's procrastination)
Roosevelt F      (way to turn the US into a welfare nation with powerful rulers)
Hoover C          (almost had us out of the depression which no one understands now)
Coolidge B-       (good interim)
Harding B          (took us out of the 1920 depression)
Wilson C           (could've ended WWI sooner had we been involved)
Taft B-               (unlucky when challenged by the Bull Moose Party)
Roosevelt A+    (I still follow the Big Stick Policy)

[War on Want]

All person bias, not much objectivity.
William McKinley: D-
Theodore Roosevelt: B+
William Howard Taft: C
Woodrow Wilson: D+
Warren G. Harding: F
J. Calvin Coolidge: D+
Herbert Hoover: D
Franklin D. Roosevelt: B+
Harry S. Truman: B
Dwight Eisenhower: C-
John F. Kennedy: D+
Lyndon B. Johnson: B
Richard M. Nixon: D-
Gerald Ford: D+
Jimmy Carter: C
Ronald Reagan: F
George H.W. Bush: C-
Bill Clinton: C
George W. Bush: F
Barack H. Obama: C+

As you can see the only 20th century presidents I really like are FDR, TR and Truman. LBJ only gets a B because of Civil Rights and Medicare, besides that he was a goon.

[perdedor]

William McKinley: B+
Theodore Roosevelt: A
William Howard Taft: D
Woodrow Wilson: D-
Warren G. Harding: D-
J. Calvin Coolidge: C-
Herbert Hoover: C-
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A+
Harry S. Truman: A-
Dwight Eisenhower: A-
John F. Kennedy: C-
Lyndon B. Johnson: A+
Richard M. Nixon: F+
Gerald Ford: F
Jimmy Carter: B+
Ronald Reagan: F-
George H.W. Bush: C-
Bill Clinton: F+
George W. Bush: F-
Barack H. Obama: B-

[Oakvale]

25. William McKinley - C
26. Theodore Roosevelt - A
27. William Howard Taft - C-
28. Woodrow Wilson - C
29. Warren G. Harding - F
30. Calvin Coolidge - F
31. Herbert Hoover - F+
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt - A+
33. Harry S. Truman - A+
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower - B+
35. John F. Kennedy - A-
36. Lyndon B. Johnson - B+
37. Richard Nixon - F
38. Gerald Ford - C
39. Jimmy Carter - C
40. Ronald Reagan - D-
41. George H.W. Bush - C+
42. Bill Clinton - C+
43. George W. Bush - F
44. Barack Obama - B+


EDIT: Oops, I quoted Torie's post to use as a template and forgot to remove the quote brackets. All fixed.

[CPT MikeyMike]

William McKinley: A-
Theodore Roosevelt: A
William Howard Taft: B-
Woodrow Wilson: C
Warren G. Harding: D
Calvin Coolidge: B+
Herbert Hoover: C-
Franklin D. Roosevelt: B-
Harry S. Truman: A-
Dwight Eisenhower: A
John F. Kennedy: B+
Lyndon B. Johnson: D+
Richard M. Nixon: C
Gerald Ford: B-
Jimmy Carter: D-
Ronald Reagan: A
George H.W. Bush: B+
Bill Clinton: C
George W. Bush: C
Barack H. Obama: C-

[Phony Moderate]

25. William McKinley - C
26. Theodore Roosevelt - A-
27. William Howard Taft - C
28. Woodrow Wilson - C
29. Warren G. Harding - C
30. Calvin Coolidge - C
31. Herbert Hoover - B
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt - B+
33. Harry S. Truman - B+
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower - B+
35. John F. Kennedy - B+
36. Lyndon B. Johnson - C+
37. Richard Nixon - B+
38. Gerald Ford - B- (gotta give my homeboy from Nebraska some cred, man)
39. Jimmy Carter - F
40. Ronald Reagan - A+
41. George H.W. Bush - B-
42. Bill Clinton - D
43. George W. Bush - B (yeah, that's right)
44. Barack Obama - F

Hmmm, so you're a Ron Paul supporter, and you give FDR, Truman, LBJ, Nixon, Bush 41 and Bush 43 better grades than Coolidge and Harding?

[opebo]

Obama F    (name one thing Obama likes about America)

There's nothing to like, Derek, and anyway how is that relevant to ruling the monstrosity well?

For my grades:

25. William McKinley - D
26. Theodore Roosevelt - C
27. William Howard Taft - C
28. Woodrow Wilson - F
29. Warren G. Harding - C
30. Calvin Coolidge - C
31. Herbert Hoover - F
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt - A
33. Harry S. Truman - B
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower - C
35. John F. Kennedy - B+
36. Lyndon B. Johnson - A+
37. Richard Nixon - C+
38. Gerald Ford - B
39. Jimmy Carter - B+
40. Ronald Reagan - F
41. George H.W. Bush - D
42. Bill Clinton - C
43. George W. Bush - F
44. Barack Obama - B

Those are on a curve, obviously - comparing them to one another, not to a hypothetical prostitution-legalizing social democrat.

[jeron]

William McKinley - C
Theodore Roosevelt - A-
William Howard Taft - C-
Woodrow Wilson - B+
Warren G. Harding - D-
Calvin Coolidge - C-
Herbert Hoover - E
Franklin D. Roosevelt - A
Harry Truman - B-
Dwight D. Eisenhower - C
John F. Kennedy - C-
Lyndon B. Johnson - C
Richard Nixon - D-
Gerald Ford - C
Jimmy Carter - C-
Ronald Reagan - D
George H.W. Bush - C-
Bill Clinton - C
George W. Bush - E (and I'm generous here)
Barack Obama - C

[opebo]

Actually I am not sure if there is an A+ (and I say that as a teacher), but I gave LBJ the gold star for the fact that in doing what he felt was best he knowingly 'destroyed his party in the South'. 

[Antonio the Sixth]

Actually I am not sure if there is an A+ (and I say that as a teacher), but I gave LBJ the gold star for the fact that in doing what he felt was best he knowingly 'destroyed his party in the South'. 

I thought that self-interest was the only thing that mattered for you ?

[Zacoftheaxes]

William McKinley - C+
Theodore Roosevelt - A-
William Howard Taft - C+
Woodrow Wilson - F
Warren G. Harding - F
Calvin Coolidge - B
Herbert Hoover - B
Franklin D. Roosevelt - C-
Harry Truman - B
Dwight D. Eisenhower - A+
John F. Kennedy - B+
Lyndon B. Johnson - C-
Richard Nixon - C-
Gerald Ford - B+
Jimmy Carter - C
Ronald Reagan - A-
George H.W. Bush - A-
Bill Clinton - B
George W. Bush - D
Barack Obama - D

Obama would have got a C but he's not handling the oil spill well.

[Franzl]

25. William McKinley - C
26. Theodore Roosevelt - A+
27. William Howard Taft - C+
28. Woodrow Wilson - D
29. Warren G. Harding - D+
30. Calvin Coolidge - B
31. Herbert Hoover - D
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt - B+
33. Harry S. Truman - A-
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower - B
35. John F. Kennedy - C+
36. Lyndon B. Johnson - D
37. Richard Nixon - C+
38. Gerald Ford - B-
39. Jimmy Carter - C
40. Ronald Reagan - C
41. George H.W. Bush - C-
42. Bill Clinton - B+
43. George W. Bush - D-
44. Barack Obama - B

[Antonio the Sixth]

25. William McKinley - C
26. Theodore Roosevelt - A+
27. William Howard Taft - C+
28. Woodrow Wilson - D
29. Warren G. Harding - D+
30. Calvin Coolidge - B
31. Herbert Hoover - D
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt - B+
33. Harry S. Truman - A-
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower - B
35. John F. Kennedy - C+
36. Lyndon B. Johnson - D
37. Richard Nixon - C+
38. Gerald Ford - B-
39. Jimmy Carter - C
40. Ronald Reagan - C
41. George H.W. Bush - C-
42. Bill Clinton - B+
43. George W. Bush - D-
44. Barack Obama - B

D to Johnson ?

[Dancing with Myself]

25. McKinley-C
26. T. Roosevelt-A+
27. Taft-B
28. Wilson-D
29. Harding-B
30. Coolidge-A
31. Hoover-D
32. Roosevelt-C
33. Truman-B
34. Eisenhower-A+
35. Kennedy-B+
36. Johnson-B
37. Nixon- B+ (Minus Watergate)
38. Ford-A
39. Carter-F
40. Regan- A+
41. Bush Sr.-A
42. Clinton- A
43. Bush, W- B
44. Obama-D

[Phony Moderate]

(Sorry to bump)

More detailed grades:

William McKinley:

Socially - C
Economically - C
Foreign Policy - C-
Personality - C

Theodore Roosevelt:

Socially - C+
Economically - B
Foreign Policy - C-
Personality - B

William Howard Taft:

Socially - C+
Economically - B
Foreign Policy - B
Personality - B



Woodrow Wilson:

Socially - D-
Economically - C-
Foreign Policy - D-
Personality - D

 
Warren G. Harding:

Socially - C-
Economically - D
Foreign Policy - A
Personality - C

Calvin Coolidge:

Socially - C+
Economically - D
Foreign Policy - A
Personality - C

Herbert Hoover:

Socially - C-
Economically - C-
Foreign Policy - C
Personality - C

Franklin D. Roosevelt:

Socially - C+
Economically - A
Foreign Policy - D+
Personality - B

Harry Truman:

Socially - C
Economically - C
Foreign Policy - F
Personality - C

Dwight D. Eisenhower:

Socially - B+
Economically - C
Foreign Policy - C
Personality - B

John F. Kennedy:

Socially - B+
Economically - C
Foreign Policy - C
Personality - B+

Lyndon B. Johnson:

Socially - A
Economically - B+
Foreign Policy - D-
Personality - C

Richard Nixon:

Socially - C
Economically - B+
Foreign Policy - D
Personality - D

Gerald Ford:

Socially - C+
Economically - C
Foreign Policy - C
Personality - B+

Jimmy Carter:

Socially - C
Economically - C+
Foreign Policy - C+
Personality - B

Ronald Reagan:

Socially - D-
Economically - D
Foreign Policy - D
Personality - C

George H.W. Bush:

Socially - D
Economically - D
Foreign Policy - D-
Personality - C

Bill Clinton:

Socially - C-
Economically - C
Foreign Policy - C-
Personality - C+

George W. Bush:

Socially - D-
Economically - D-
Foreign Policy - F
Personality - C+

Barack Obama:

Socially - C-
Economically - C+
Foreign Policy - C-
Personality - B-

[Mint]

William McKinley: C-/D+
Theodore Roosevelt: C+
William Howard Taft: B
Woodrow Wilson: D/F
Warren G. Harding: C+/B-
J. Calvin Coolidge: B
Herbert Hoover: C-/D
Franklin D. Roosevelt: D/F
Harry S. Truman: C/D
Dwight Eisenhower: C-
John F. Kennedy: Incomplete
Lyndon B. Johnson: F/D-
Richard M. Nixon: F
Gerald Ford: D
Jimmy Carter: C-/D
Ronald Reagan: D
George H.W. Bush: D-/F
Bill Clinton: D-/F
George W. Bush: F
Barack H. Obama: See me after class

[Mechaman]

Barack H. Obama: See me after class

LOL

[Bo]

I'm using French school marks instead of Americans.

McKinley : 12/20
Roosevelt : 15/20
Taft : 5/20
Wilson : 13/20
Harding : 9/20
Coolidge : 9/20
Hoover : 3/20
Roosevelt : 18/20
Truman : 15/20
Eisenhower : 13/20
Kennedy : 12/20
Johnson : 17/20
Nixon : 11/20
Ford : 10/20
Carter : 9/20
Reagan : 4/20
Bush : 8/20
Clinton : 11/20
Bush : 1/20
Obama : 13/20 so far

How come Taft is lower than Nixon and Carter? He didn't screw up anywhere.

[President Mitt]

Wilson : 13/20
Bush : 1/20

So you give Wilson a astronomically higher grade than his closest ideological counterpart?

[Ameriplan]

George Washington, 1789-1797 A-
John Adams, 1797-1801 A-
Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 A+
James Madison, 1809-1817 C
James Monroe, 1817-1825 B
John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 D
Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 A+
Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 D
William Henry Harrison, 1841 NC
John Tyler, 1841-1845 D
James Knox Polk, 1845-1849 C
Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 C
Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 B-
Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 B+
James Buchanan, 1857-1861 D-
Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 A-
Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 C-
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1877 B-
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881 C
James Abram Garfield, 1881 NC
Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885 B
Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 C+
Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 D
Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897 C
William McKinley, 1897-1901 B-
Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 C+
William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 C
Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 F-
Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923 B
Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 A
Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933 B
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945 F-
Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 B+
Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961 C-
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963 D
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969 C-
Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 D-
Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977 C
James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981 F-
Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989 B
George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993 D+
William Jefferson Clinton, 1993-2001 C-
George Walker Bush, 2001-2009 C
Barack Hussein Obama, 2009- F-

[feeblepizza]

George Washington, A+
John Adams, B-
Thomas Jefferson, A-
James Madison, A+
James Monroe, A+
John Q. Adams, B
Andrew Jackson, D
Martin Van Buren, D-
William Henry Harrison, F (all he did was die, so....?)
John Tyler, B-
James Polk, A+
Zachary Taylor, C
Millard Fillmore, F
Franklin Pierce, F
James Buchanan, F
Abraham Lincoln, A+
Andrew Johnson, C
Rutherford Hayes, C
James Garfield, C
Chester Arthur, B
Grover Cleveland (both terms), A-
William McKinley, A+
Theodore Roosevelt, C
William Taft, A+
Woodrow Wilson, D-
Warren Harding, B-
Calvin Coolidge, A+
Herbert Hoover, D
Franklin Roosevelt, D-
Harry Truman, B+
Dwight Eisenhower, A+
John Kennedy, B-
Lyndon Johnson, F
Richard Nixon, B+
Gerald Ford, A+
Jimmy Carter, D
Ronald Reagan, A-
George Bush, Sr., A
Bill Clinton, C-
George W., B-
Obama, G

[tpfkaw]

25. William McKinley - B
26. Theodore Roosevelt - B-
27. William Howard Taft - A-
28. Woodrow Wilson - F
29. Warren G. Harding - A-
30. Calvin Coolidge - A
31. Herbert Hoover - C-
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt - D
33. Harry S. Truman - B+
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower - A-
35. John F. Kennedy - F
36. Lyndon B. Johnson - F
37. Richard Nixon - C
38. Gerald Ford - C+
39. Jimmy Carter - C+
40. Ronald Reagan - A-
41. George H.W. Bush - B+
42. Bill Clinton - B-
43. George W. Bush - D
44. Barack Obama - F

[The Dowager Mod]

My grades (1900-onwards):

William McKinley - B-
Theodore Roosevelt - D
William Howard Taft - C+
Woodrow Wilson - C
Warren G. Harding - D
Calvin Coolidge - D
Herbert Hoover - F
Franklin D. Roosevelt - A+
Harry Truman - A
Dwight D. Eisenhower - B
John F. Kennedy - C+
Lyndon B. Johnson - C
Richard Nixon - D-
Gerald Ford - C
Jimmy Carter - D-
Ronald Reagan - B-
George H.W. Bush - D
Bill Clinton - B-
George W. Bush - F
Barack Obama - D- (so far)