Worst Republican President Ever
by tristero
Thank you, Bret Stephens, for proposing that we entertain the burning question: who's the worst Republican president ever? Yes indeed, there's something so....extremely right about putting the words "Republican" and "worst" together in close proximity.
Here's my choice. My major criterion for Worst Republican President Ever is needless, pointless death and suffering perpetrated by and on his watch. That makes the choice of Worst easy.
George W. Bush was the Worst Republican President Ever. Reasons include 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq (my god, the unnecessary slaughter that twisted man unleased), Katrina, and so much more.
Second place: Richard M. Nixon for getting elected on the corpses of GI's, for Cambodia, and for perpetuating Vietnam.
Dishonorable Mention: Donald J. Trump, but with special note taken of his deranged character and power, equipping him with the alarming potential to become not merely the Worst Republican President Ever, not merely the Worst President Ever, but the Worst Human Ever. That's because not even the present holder of the title Worst Human Ever had either a working nuclear arsenal or a global delivery system for same at his disposal.
I'm sure you think I'm totally wrong. Great! You have your own, very different, criteria and rankings? Have at it: Who do you think was the Worst Republican President Ever?
The important thing is to keep Bret Stephens's truly excellent meme going. "Republican." "Worst." Indeed.