Reply #16: Here's my list, from Ike to Nixon. [View All]

1) Eisenhower - probably the closet thing to an 'independent' President we've had. Overall, a good guy.
2) Bush I - not bad as Republican Presidents go. Smarter and more centrist than Reagan, a better diplomat than his son.
3) Taft - had actual principles. Looked pretty funny.
4) Ford - decent guy, fairly moderate. Disliked Reagan intensely.
5) Hoover - not great by any means, but was basically handed a shit hand by Coolidge et al, and his post-Presidency was admirable in the vein of Jimmy Carter's.
6) Coolidge - personally a decent man, but his economic policies were awful. Did, however, bring some resepect back to the office after Harding's corruption.
7) Reagan - probably genuinely thought he was doing the right thing for the country, but his polices were disasters. Oh, and Iran-Contra.
8) Harding - the pre-Nixon
9) Bush II - Incompetent as hell. Pretty much the only good thing he did was increase aid to Africa.
10) Nixon - singlehandedly created the cynical, hateful atmosphere of politics that plagues us to this day. Evil asshole.