tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213699081848796868.post3535784009058353564..comments2023-05-09T12:14:19.079-04:00Comments on Clarion Content: Politics & Policy: C-Span rates the PresidentsClarion Contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423425861261260351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213699081848796868.post-68397418384727393812009-02-21T16:58:00.000-05:002009-02-21T16:58:00.000-05:00Carter restored honored to the institution of gove...Carter restored honored to the institution of government. The tumult of the late '60's and the early 70's had shaken the foundations of American's belief. Nixon's resignation felt like a culmination of bad times in America.<BR/><BR/>As far as foreign policy goes, Nixon was awful in Vietnam (and Cambodia) before finally deciding to reverse course. Rapprochement China, I'll grant you, good move. <BR/><BR/>But it was Carter who negotiated the first real arms control treaties with the Soviets (a bigger deal than opening relations with China, set the stage for Reagan.) And Carter initiated the peace talks between Israel and Egypt which led to a peace that has lasted to this day.Clarion Contenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423425861261260351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213699081848796868.post-78724960989345650752009-02-20T09:31:00.000-05:002009-02-20T09:31:00.000-05:00Nixon's presidency, while largely overshadowed by ...Nixon's presidency, while largely overshadowed by the scandals that ended it, was not a bad one as history goes. Nixon created our rapprochement with China that would lead to warming relations with the Soviets, as well, as we served as a mediator between them for the next 15 years. Nixon ended the draft, got us out of Vietnam, and oversaw school integration. And he pardoned Jimmy Hoffa.<BR/><BR/>Carter? Attacked by a swamp-bunny.Ian M'rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128610230453093961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213699081848796868.post-5314202080083996902009-02-18T18:05:00.000-05:002009-02-18T18:05:00.000-05:00I.M. Rock- In reverse order, Ford is ridiculous. C...I.M. Rock- In reverse order, Ford is ridiculous. Carter over Nixon, your problem with that is what? James Madison, maybe they blame him for losing the D.C. and getting the White House burned down? Plus, it is possible to argue his biggest accomplishments were pre-presidential, i.e. writing the Constitution.Clarion Contenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423425861261260351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213699081848796868.post-55183706723652780112009-02-17T22:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T22:57:00.000-05:00While I, too, was suprised to see Kennedy, a chari...While I, too, was suprised to see Kennedy, a charistmatic President whose only great accomplishment was facing down the Soviets in the Cuban Missle Crisis, beat out TJ, who doubled the size of our nation and was the first president to largely extend our influence beyond our shores.<BR/><BR/><BR/>However, there are a few things I find even more shocking: John Adams and Bush I over James Madison? Jimmy Carter over Richard Nixon? Gerald Ford as a better President than half of our executives?Ian M'rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128610230453093961noreply@blogger.com