What president from tlhe past do you wish was in the running for this election?

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**Relapse**

The awesome nature of Teddy Roosevelt was being discussed in another thread (I wish he was around to be running) so I thought I'd give a link to a quote of his on hyphenated Americans:

http://saberpoint.blogspot.com/2009/09/teddy-roosevelt-on-hyphenated-americans.html

He had his flaws, but this article explains it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_roosevelt

He was a huge mover for the Spanish American war, but he fought in the front lines as one of the biggest targets. How many politicians do we have that would do that?

**Amaya**

Anyone of the first 6.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Woodrow Wilson.
JFK
Reagan
Clinton

Not sure how I feel about Lincoln, but he'd probably be better than Romney or Obama.

**Piston Honda**

Teddy or FDR

**Asherian Command**

Teddy and FDR
Together.

**purplefood**

King George the III?

**Amaya**

If this turns into pick any monarch I want Napoleon.

**WarOne**

Abraham Lincoln, because he would facepalm seeing what his beloved Republicans have become.

**streamdragon**

First answer is best answer. Had just finished studying him when I got to register to vote, so I'm a registered Republican. Imagine my disappointment when I see the party now. (Granted, it wasn't exactly Teddy's party in 1998...)

**Dreadwinter**

Grant, because at least he would be fun and hammered.

**Fafnir**

The only right answer:

**LordofHats**

The greatest President who ever lived:

**ShumaGorath**

I'm not sure the presidents of the past would be well equipped to deal with todays problems.

If we're going with dead rulers might as well go all the way. I vote Amenhotep.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenhotep_III

**Testify**

purplefood wrote:
King George III?

Fixed.

**DIDM**

Teddy fething Bear

**Jihadnik**

purplefood wrote:
King George the III?

Ah hahahaha, my god, I snorted coffee out of my nose and onto my keyboard when I read this! Good call!

**LordofHats**

Because you can never have too much futurama:

**Frazzled**

Relapse wrote:
The awesome nature of Teddy Roosevelt was being discussed in another thread (I wish he was around to be running) so I thought I'd give a link to a quote of his on hyphenated Americans:

http://saberpoint.blogspot.com/2009/09/teddy-roosevelt-on-hyphenated-americans.html

He had his flaws, but this article explains it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_roosevelt

He was a huge mover for the Spanish American war, but he fought in the front lines as one of the biggest targets. How many politicians do we have that would do that?

The Great Wiener Party is firmly behind Zombie Teddy!!!

**KingCracker**

Andrew Jackson. Hands down. Best Pres we have EVER had. Period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson

Just read it. The man was literally a God amongst men.

**LordofHats**

You know a man is a bad ass when he tells the Supreme Court to shove it

**Bromsy**

Yeah, I second Andrew Jackson. His opponent would call his wife a tart and he would shoot him down in the town square. Uncontested election. Then we'd go turn Cuba into a state.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure his response to the economic crisis would at least involve, if not prominently feature him beating bankers about the head and shoulders.

**LordofHats**

No. He'd resolve the economic crisis by saying "What economic crisis?" And then the recession just disappears from sheer shock that he doesn't care enough to even know its around

**Frazzled**

Bromsy wrote:
Yeah, I second Andrew Jackson. His opponent would call his wife a tart and he would shoot him down in the town square. Uncontested election. Then we'd go turn Cuba into a state.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure his response to the economic crisis would at least involve, if not prominently feature him beating bankers about the head and shoulders.

Jackson, single handedly delaying the US Civil War by publicly stating he'd hang the swine on the front lawn. He's dreemie!

**d-usa**

Why so far back. Just a Bill Clinton/W. Bush ticket is all we need. Party in the white house.

**Monster Rain**

James K. Polk is the correct answer.

**LordofHats**

We could use another Mexican War now that I think about it.

**d-usa**

What's wrong with the Queen of England?

**purplefood**

I'd vote for her...
Very nice lady.

**Jihadin**

We could use another Mexican War now that I think about it.

Mexican Drug Cartels...hhhmmmmmmm......drone em

**dogma**

The clear choice is Jefferson Davis.

**LordofHats**

Drug Cartels? Hell no. I want those spiffy Mesoamerican ruins