If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?

I would probably go for Theodore Roosevelt. A modern version of him would never have allowed the financial crisis we're experiencing to have happened (he was a big time trust buster), he'd break up a lot of monopolies (which would help with the whole health insurance debacle), he'd be great on environmental issues, and he'd devote a lot of energy to solving problems of poverty and injustice.If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong negotiator and managed to pass the Voting Rights Act by bringing together Republicans, Northern Democrats, and Southern Democrats. We need his bipartisan influence and his forceful negiation skills.If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?
One of the living ones. Seems like a bad call otherwise.



Sorry had to say it. Um.........Andrew Jackson, he wasn't a great prez or a good guy but he's the most likely to beat up the Senate, and I think a good caneing might make them read the freakin bills their voting up.



Or if I didn't want to abuse the senate I guess George Washington. He's deal twith worse.



Actually i would vote in the president who was pres for like 2 weeks (Filmore was it? Got Namonia and died after his inauguration speech) Out of Curiosity basically.If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?I don't think any of our former presidents could really handle the current situation. I could pick my favorite (Theodore Roosevelt) though I doubt he'd have much idea of how to deal with the current economic and social crises this country faces, nor would any other president. Times change, new presidents come in to deal with those changes.If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?
I would take Bill Clinton



Bill Clinton gave us the best economy that we have had in the history of our nation when he was President.If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?The country could really use a good man in the White House right about now like George W Bush...kidding! I miss Reagan and Clinton but I would have to choose Clinton given current situations. However I have to give props to Obama. I didn't vote for him but I'm glad that the majority did.
I'd vote for Old Hickory!



President Jackson successfully defeated the central bank!



I'd trust him to abolish the Federal Reserve!If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?
I would probably go with Teddy Roosevelt also. I wouldn't mind seeing George Washington or Andrew Jackson in power again, either.
Ronald Reagan was the best in my opinion. He didn't take any junk and he didn't give any junk.When he said something you could believe it.If you could vote for any former president to lead us now, who would you choose?
Lincoln, I don't think he would allow the government to bailout all these banks and car companies instead of the people. Also I would like to see a Republican like him today
I'd choose who we have now. He's doing an admirable job despite the way the GOP has attempted to demonize him. And we all know how good that GOP track record is don't we?



YOU LIE! comes to mind...
Reagan. He inspired me to love my country instead of the one that flies around apologizing for it.
George Washington, because right now it feels like the British are ruling us from the country's capitol.
Either him or FDR. Or Lincoln! he's my absolute favorite =D
TR indeed.
lincoln
Honest Abe.
Ronald Reagan would be my first Choice.

Maybe JFK second........
George, Abe, FDR, or JFK
Reagan, hands down.
Odd.
Of the presidents of my lifetime, Ronald Reagan.



If Theodore Roosevelt was really the way he is remembered, I would also want him. The economic policies of the USA at that time are exactly what our nation needs today.



Madoff never could have happened under a president who had a penchant for rooting out trusts and other improper business practices.



He never would have appinted Arthur Levitt, Jr. to head the SEC for 8 years.



Arthur Levitt, Jr. was the longest serving head of the SEC. Do a Google search on him, see what pops up.



He was appointed by Clinton in 1993 and again in 1998. He left in 2001, so he covered the entire Clinton administration.



Levitt gave Madoff a free pass because they were both members of the Harmonie Club, a social club for the ultra wealthy in NYC.



Madoff was first reported to the SEC in 1992:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/鈥?/a>

Report: Regulator was tipped off about Madoff fraud as early as 1992

"a suspicion of trouble at Madoff Investment Securities arose as early as 1992 when customers of Avellino %26amp; Bienes, a fund that invested all its money with Madoff, complained about documents making a seemingly impossible promise of "100%" safe investments. Although the SEC shut down Avellino %26amp; Bienes, the agency only made a "brief and very limited" examination of Madoff."



Avellino %26amp; Bienes was shut down by the SEC in 1993, the year Levitt took charge.



Levitt also gave a special exemption to Enron, exempting it from accounting rules. This special exemption led directly to the Enron scam and the subsequent meltdown of the company, which took down a major chunk of the economy with it. It also led to the discovery of similar fraud at many other companies, fraud that got its start in the Clinton years.



If I was going to pick one individual who was most responsible for the rampant fraud of the Clinton years, it would have to be Art Levitt.