TadQueasy
Member
Strictly in the area of respect, the only President I lost respect for in my life was Richard Nixon. Having voted for him and agreed with many of his policies, I thought he was a straight shooter. In fact, for a long time after the break-in, I did not believe he had a thing to do with it. About a week before he resigned, when the smoking gun tape was released, that was the point my respect for him went out the window.
That has nothing to do with thinking the President is doing a bad job or being opposed to his policies. Something that could make me lose respect for the present President is real proof that the birth certificate is a forgery.
Respect has nothing to do with agreeing or not agreeing with policy. It has to do with honesty and truth.
Aside from Nixon, the only Presidents in my life time that I admire for the performance of their job is Truman, Eisenhower, Ford, and Reagan. There is one area that I have to give Bush the Second credit for, despite all the mistakes, and that is his selection of two outstanding nominees to the Supreme Court. Lots of Presidents were sort of ok, Kennedy, Bush, Bush, and Clinton in certain respects. The worst ones in my life are Johnson, Carter, and in the final analysis, Nixon.
Well said.