IntroductionIn the 222 year long history of the American Presidency, we have had 43 Presidents (Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms). Of those Presidents, 4 have been assassinated in office -- a bit over 9 percent KIA, which makes the American Presidency a job at one is at a good risk of death through violence (it's also killed at ( Read more... )

(originally posted by me into the blog of mosinging1986My opinion of George W. Bush was that he was a good, though not great, President. He successfully waged war against America's enemies and overthrew two hostile regimes, those of Afghanistan and Iraq. This needed to be done, and it needed to be done because George H. W. Bush (the 41st President) failed to ( Read more... )

IntroductionThere is a frequent theory, particularly on the part of the American Left, that Presidents (especially Republican Presidents) are but the minions of shadowy Secret Masters who "really" run things, and who "control" the President. This accusation was most notably made about Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush ( Read more... )