Valkyrie at Dealey Plaza

[James Lateer]

Since I am accused of (apparently) disliking JFK and the Kennedys, I would like to precisely list the post-WWII Presidents and how JFK fits into the hierarchy of good vs bad Presidents:
This should clear the air relating to whether I am "scurrilously" attacking JFK as if he were the devil:

Best
Eisenhower

1. Interstate Highway System
   
2. Planned the ICBM, B-52, Nuclear Subs
   
3. Started civil rights in Little Rock
   
4. Kept US out of wars including Vietnam
   
5. Ended the Korean War
   
6. Stood up (a little bit) to Joseph McCarthy
   
7. Fostered greatest increase in US prosperity ever
   
8. Projected and exhibited excellent personal character.
   
9. Had a uniquely true vision of democracy and his country
   
10. Negative-Had the ultra-right wierdo John Foster Dulles in State Dept.
    
11. Negative-Allowed CIA covert operations to run amok without good purposes
    

Nixon

1. Ended Vietnam War
   
2. Ended outflow of US gold
   
3. Floated the dollar
   
4. Opened relations with China
   
5. Started the draft lottery
   
6. Negative-mishandled Watergate situation
   
7. Negative-Horrible pre-presidency hangover as a witch-hunter
   

LBJ

1. Passed Medicare
   
2. Passed Medicaid
   
3. Greatest prosperity in US history in 1965
   
4. Negative-Sent troops to Vietnam
   

Average
Obama

1. Inherited a bad economy and fixed it.
   
2. Kept the US out of "hot" wars.
   
3. Generally made few mistakes
   
4. Negative-abandoned foreign policy to neo-cons Powers and Nuland
   
5. Negative-Helped overthrow Ukrainian government in league with neo-Nazis
   
6. Negative-Neglected his political party
   
7. Negative-Allowed Deep State spying, murderous drone strikes.
   
8. Negative-bought into pointless regime change in Libya and Syria
   

Carter

1. Settled down Middle East
   
2. Church Committee, HSCA on his watch
   
3. Openly advocated high morals and values
   
4. The best post-presidency ever
   
5. Negative-inflation went to 7% on his watch
   
6. Negative-was too narrow in his vision for his office
   
7. Negative-knowingly approved the Shah and Iran-Hostage debacle
   

Kennedy

1. The most attractive "image" of idealism of any on list
   
2. Boosted Civil Rights at Ole Miss
   
3. Fired dangerous and incompetent CIA and Military
   
4. Refused to send troops to Vietnam
   
5. Ended the exclusively anti-communist foreign policy
   
6. Negative-atrocious personal behavior to his wife and generally
   
7. Negative-Bay of Pigs
   
8. Negative-bad relations with Germany, including Berlin
   
9. Negative-Tried to improve foreign policy but actually botched it
   
10. Negative-neglected security considerations for himself and family
    

George HW Bush

1. Communism fell on his watch
   
2. Freed Kuwait but did not invade Baghdad
   
3. Set up nearly 100% democracies in Latin America
   
4. Negative-pardoned Iran Contra conspirators
   
5. Negative-only tried to further right-wing special interests and nothing more
   
6. Negative-supported NAFTA
   

Bad
Truman

1. Negative- Lack of college degree made him rely too much on advisors.
   
2. Negative-Allowed the National Security State to be created which harmed all Presidencies since
   
3. Negative-Set up Israel one-sided, unstable and badly for the Palestinians
   
4. Negative-Botched the Korean situation which led to the Korean War
   

Ford

1. Negative-Was in cahoots with the people who nefariously ousted Nixon
   
2. Negative-Never stood for anything, was a neuter on policy
   
3. Negative-Inflation and oil crisis got worse under him
   

Clinton

1. Won the Balkan War without losing one soldier
   
2. Negative-NAFTA
   
3. Negative-Extended prison sentences for many in a bad way
   
4. Negative-Welfare was cut with welfare "reform"
   
5. Negative-Had severe personal issues which led to impeachment
   
6. Negative-Republican Congress came in, due to his incompetence
   
7. Negative-Sold out to special interests, including in post-presidency
   

Reagan

1. Indexed income taxes and Social Security to CPI
   
2. Negative-Failed to disclose that he had Alzheimers
   
3. Negative-Iran Contra
   
4. Negative-Motivated only by personal greed
   
5. Negative-Focused attention and support for right-wing Contra death squads
   
6. Negative-fostered replacement of communism with oligarchy, not democracy
   
7. Negative-was mostly just a mouthpiece for right-wing special interests
   

George W Bush

1. Set up Medicare Part D for prescription drugs
   
2. Negative-Criminal stealing of election
   
3. Negative-War crime in "starting an aggressive war"
   
4. Negative-War crimes at Abu Greb
   
5. Negative-Neglected the economy leading to a depression
   
6. Negative-Allowed 9-11 or possibly encouraged 9-11
   

James Lateer