Who do you think was a better President Jimmy Carter or George Bush?

Question

George Bush Jr. For clarification for Orion.

Answer 1

bush.

Carter was horrible.  Unemployment was twice what it is now under him.

Carter/Obama share the same economic agenda.  It doesnt work  

Answer 2

There have been two US Presidents named George Bush.  I cannot compare them as I do not know which George Bush you would like President Carter compared to.

Thank you.

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edit:  Thank you for clarifying your question.   I truly believe that George W. Bush (who hates being called Jr, by the way) has been a better president than President Carter.  He has clearly exceeded the expectations of his constituancy.  

If you ask me, both these men were dismall presidents.  They were both enormously unpopular, one because he took us to war, the other because he did not.  Both of them faced similar issues: oil shortages, Islamic extremism and an economy in a tailspin.  Carter, of course, had to be wary of the Russian bear, which G. W. Bush did not have to worry about (until recently).  G.W. Bush needed to worry about the NYSE.

Was Carter a bad president?  Absolutely.  He was a micro-manager that tried to run the US like it was his home state.  He is not the first president to do so.

Was G.W. Bush a bad president?  Absolutely.  He deceived the American people to enhance the profit of his contituants.  He is not the first president to do so.

However, I would like to add this.   When faced with an oil crisis of immense proportions, President Carter did NOT send 4000+ American citizens to their deaths to protect the economic interests of the United States.  He had that choice, as you well know.  And he declined.

We are talking about the man that brought Egypt and Israel to the table, are we not?  We are talking about the man that has committed his personal energy to improving the plight of needy Americans, are we not?  Hammer to nail.  Are we not?  This is a man that all Americans should be proud to call their own.  

So what would make one proud about our current president?  Exxon profits?  A Teddy Roosevelt wannabe that stumbled?

I have given you my honest answer.  As you have so eloquently broached the question, let me ask you this question:  

Who do you think was the better president:

--  Richard Nixon or William Clinton?

--  Calvin Coolidge or Franklin Roosevelt?

--  Ulysses Grant or Andrew Jackson?

--  Herbert Hoover or Woodrow Wilson?

--  Abraham Lincoln or Thomas Jefferson?

Looking forward to your thougts.  Thank you.

Answer 3

Bush is the worst president ever.  Started war over lies, country in debt, awful economic climate.  Every business he ever owned/ran did terrible.  His own party doesn't like him, his own people have resigned, and has appointed people to important jobs that are inexperienced.  New Orleans/FEMA director is just 1 example.

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Answer 4

They both sucked.  Don't kid yerself and don't believe the media. I lived and worked through those years.  Another myth is that Reagan was great...forget it.  What brainiac would ever come out with a War on Drugs which was based upon "just say NO".  Reagan wasn't all that Repubs would make him out to be.  But Carter was week and Bush blew by not going after Saddam when he had the chance and the rest of the world on OUR side.