It's admittedly a tough task to select the four most disastrous presidential policies of the past 60 years, given the great multitude to choose from. Here are my top choices and the reasons why I selected these from a wealth of policy disasters.
1. President Johnson's expansion of the Vietnam War, which set the stage for President Nixon's continuation of that disastrous war for an additional five years.
For those who missed the 30-minute lecture on the Vietnam War in history class, Johnson took a low-intensity guerrilla war in South Vietnam in which the U.S. was supporting a corrupt and venal South Vietnamese elite and expanded it into a full-blown war with over 500,000 troops on the ground and numerous other forces engaged in a vast regional conflict.
Johnson's basic motivation was domestic politics: being a domestic political animal, Johnson was obsessed by the possibility that the Republicans could accuse the Democrats of being "soft on Communism" and win congressional seats in the next election if he declared victory and withdrew from Vietnam.
To insure this wouldn't happen, Johnson relentlessly pursued a war in ways that guaranteed it couldn't be won while killing and maiming millions of people, mostly civilians, and squandering the lives of U.S. servicemen and women.
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There's one that is worse than the bank bailouts - the turd's give-aways to the welfare recipients and his reduction in crime prosecution has led to a state of entitlement of that protected set of people. That has subsequently divided the nation to a degree that will take another century to recover from!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post that everyone should read.If ever a knowledge of history could help us avoid future mistakes this is it.
ReplyDeleteI think Johnson did the most damage of any president with his new society bills for welfare and public housing. These programs encouraged the break up of poor and black families because in order to get public assistance, you can't be married or have anyone living with you in a housing project! The projects should never have happened and any public assistance like unemployment, should be temporary. A hand up, and not a hand out!
ReplyDeleteAnd the last one was the worst
ReplyDelete1865 freeing the slaves, Aberham Lincoln.
ReplyDelete10:29-Without return passage at that.
ReplyDeleteThe Last one was the WORSE > remember OBAMA CARE !!!!
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard anything on that lately WHY ?? I wonder
His Racist self & wife Ruined America , so now We Americans
have to Make it Great Again ...take America Back Jack !!!!
Before Obama Care You could Work all the hours you want
ReplyDeleteYou could Have More than one Insurance
You could count on getting a tax Return
You were More Free than after it
So , what is the status Now ??? Let me know !!!!