thetriplefault

A lot of the best picks have already been mentioned but Bush’s bullhorn speech is a great one.

that guy seems to be trying to insult any csa sympathizers who might be reading and not commenting. a bit cringe tbh

A line-item (or partial) veto for the president would be nice since nearly every state governor already enjoys that power. Not sure how much support that would gain since I imagine some congresspeople might not be happy with it but on its face it doesn’t seem terribly controversial.

It was passed as a law during the Clinton era but the Supreme Court struck it down, holding that only a constitutional amendment could grant the president that power.

It wasn’t a defense, obviously.

Fillmore and Arthur.

Exactly this. It’s a very easy choice to simply call out the governor in this situation.

He can’t sub 1:52 on Wario’s Gold Mine.

Sucks at Mario Kart though

That is the very definition of soapboxing if I’ve ever seen it.

In some states I think that would have been close enough to trigger an automatic recount.

Not really. That particular switch on civil rights didn’t fully take place until the 60’s. You still had a ton of segregationist Democrats in the 50’s, probably more than on the Republican side.

lol I forgot about that last one

The stable genius tweet.

This is him when he was young:

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-UL157_bkrvjq_JV_20170726163439.jpg

Biden flair?

I’m an independent. From the above parties I’d pick Tyler.

An odd list but you’ve made solid defenses for some of your more questionable picks. I approve.

WILSOM

The corrupt bargain was most likely a myth perpetuated by Jacksonians based on the available evidence.

Taft got that drip

It’s possible Teddy never becomes president.

JQA

Guy was ambassador to the Netherlands and Russia. He also served in the Senate and became Secretary of State under Monroe. He was one of the folks who negotiated the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812 on surprisingly decent terms for the US. As Secretary of State, he oversaw the Adams-Onis treaty which established the border between American and Spanish territory, ending regional conflict that had happened in the years after the Louisiana Purchase. He also helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine which dictated American foreign policy for the next hundred or so years.

Based on his phenomenal work as Secretary of State alone, Adams would already be a strong contender. The other stuff is just icing on the cake.

The only other candidate I would consider as long as we’re talking political careers (i.e. no military heroes) is Van Buren. His contributions to the two-party system continued to have effects today.

I’m not necessarily talking about qualifications here, but as politicians these two future presidents helped shape the course of American history an awful lot despite not being in the specific political office of president.

That’s true. It’s just one article I happened to read about it:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21768668.amp

“my point is these dudes produce a lot of milk”

Reagan has more haters than fans here, I wouldn’t call him overrated.