To impeach, or not to impeach

[Eric the Green]

Franklin D. Roosevelt saved the economy and the world, created the American middle class and senior security
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by passing the 13th amendment, promoted economic development in the west, oversaw civil war victory, most eloquent president
George Washington an example of integrity, set up first federal government, a pillar of stability and republican virtue
Theodore Roosevelt busted trusts and instituted reforms of capitalism, initiated conservation, thrust USA into world power status, too militaristic, but also a peace maker, got canal built
John F. Kennedy initiated most of the reforms and achievements of his successors, rallied nation and world to freedom and progress, first nuclear deal, peace corps, eloquent speaker
Woodrow Wilson won World War I, created league of nations and new self-determined nations, stubborn/repressive, many reforms hated by libertarians but good for the nation
Barack Obama passed health care reform and other reforms against greatest resistance possible, stimulated recovery from great recession, regulated pollution, eloquent unifier
Thomas Jefferson kept nation on the path to liberty, expanded territory, sent explorers into the north-west, kept the nation out of war for a while
Harry S. Truman created post-war alliances, led recovery of Europe, introduced fair deal legislation, advanced civil rights, dropped first atom bomb, declared cold war, Korean War
Bill Clinton created booming economy, balanced budget, fair taxes, kept peace with no American casualties, gun control and other reforms, free trade, repeal of regulations, scandal
Dwight D. Eisenhower kept the nation out of war at a dangerous time and reduced military spending, created interstate highway system, began space program, poor cabinet, US misdeeds led to war
James K. Polk conquered half of Mexico, and expanded northwest territory without war, encouraged industry during industrial revolution; achieved his aims
Andrew Jackson kept the south from secession and stopped bad tariff laws, resisted national bank, encouraged democracy, killed indians, introduced spoils system
Jimmy Carter made peace treaty with Egypt, introduced first renewable energy policies, kept the USA out of war with Iran during hostage crisis, restrained spending, could not cure inflation and recession
James Monroe protected Latin America with his enduring Doctrine, oversaw an era of good feelings and domestic physical progress
James Madison kept the nation on the path to liberty, but fought an unnecessary war badly, but still won it, initiating era of good feelings and progress
Chester A. Arthur restored the honor of our government by instituting civil service
John Quincy Adams smart in foreign policy, continued era of progress
William Howard Taft busted trusts and continued reform, but appointed conservative cabinet and resisted new reforms
Zachary Taylor kept the south from seceding with threats, pushed CA admission and thus helped craft 1850 compromise that delayed civil war, although he was stubborn and it only passed after he died
Lyndon B. Johnson passed civil rights bill and great society programs that lifted people out of poverty and discrimination, but mired the nation in deadly, expensive, unnecessary failed war
Rutherford B. Hayes oversaw end of reconstruction and restoration of Jim Crow and calmed the nation's divisions, and was honest
William McKinley victory in war established the new American Empire. Was honest and kept the economy strong with conservative policies
George H. W. Bush victory in war established the New World Order. Vetoed many more bills than he signed, moderating but keeping conservative era going and its pollution and poverty growing
Grover Cleveland made reforms for good government in first term, but repressed labor rebellion unfairly in second term and endured economic panic with no remedial action
Benjamin Harrison did not do much to address the grievances of workers and farmers
Gerald Ford restored confidence after scandal. Government by veto
John Adams kept conservative federalism going, made undeclared war on the French, Alien and Sedition Acts
Millard Fillmore signed 1850 compromise, but did little else to address increasing division of the country; last Whig president
Richard Nixon created detente with communists, and established environmental protection agency and consumer protection. Broke laws in his re-election campaign, abused power, kept failed war going
Ulysses S. Grant brought calm after civil war, betrayed the concerns of African-Americans during reconstruction, but defended it. Had corrupt associates
Martin Van Buren kept Jackson's policies of opposing national bank, but a recession resulted
Franklin Pierce compromised with pro-slavery factions and sought southern expansion. Kansas-Nebraska Act set up the civil war conflict
John Tyler a very ineffective leader, unable to compromise and betrayed his party, but stood up for what he believed in and caused little harm
Calvin Coolidge laissez-faire pro-business policies of lax regulation led to great depression, but economy boomed while in office
Ronald Reagan instituted neo-liberal policies that created 40 years of increasing inequality and national debt. Wasteful military spending, corruption, made peace deals, eloquent
Herbert Hoover allowed great depression to get worse, applied ineffective pro-business remedies and high tariffs
Warren G. Harding dominated by corrupt associates and allowed bribery, tried to ease post-war tensions
James Buchanan appeased pro-slavery factions with questionable dealings, failed to stop civil war
Andrew Johnson resisted reconstruction and unable to compromise, stirred up trouble with belligerent speeches, completely ineffective leader
Donald Trump shows no respect for law or proper authority, unleashes pollution, increases inequality and debt, trade wars, building military but betrays allies anyway, stokes racism
George W. Bush started a preventive war of choice without justification that killed 400,000 and unleashed Islamic State, failed to regulate bubble economy or respond to disaster