Catholic<\/a>, from posts long past. \u00a0Don\u2019t know if the list still holds. \u00a0Personally, there are a few I would tweak but, overall, my take wouldn\u2019t be too far from these. \u00a0Lists like this, especially in our fragmented age, are as subjective as \u2018best pizza toppings.\u2019<\/p>\nStill, there are a few things I look for in a list. \u00a0Attempts to put Nixon or GW Bush in the top ten will be deal breakers. \u00a0The same with Carter. \u00a0Putting Reagan, Kennedy or any of the\u00a0Mount\u00a0Rushmore gang\u00a0near the bottom also raises red flags.<\/p>\n
And attempts to put the most recent presidents too far in either direction without the chance to see long term consequences of their actions is also a warning sign.<\/p>\n
Other than that, it\u2019s fun. \u00a0Again, less accepted than decades ago, but still a conversation starter.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Over at The\u00a0American Catholic, from posts long past. \u00a0Don\u2019t know if the list still holds. \u00a0Personally, there are a few I would tweak but, overall, my take wouldn\u2019t be too far from these. \u00a0Lists like this, especially in our fragmented age, are as subjective as \u2018best pizza toppings.\u2019 Still, there are a few things I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,18],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-8724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting-insights","category-other-blogs","tag-interesting-insights"],"yoast_head":"\n
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