My Top 10 Most Liberal Big Government Presidents Of All Time

Now when I am referring to the term liberal, I am not necessarily talking about the "classic liberal" which is really the definition of today's Libertarian or social conservative. That being the right to be a free human being and have no interference from government. The Republican Party was founded on those principles and helped end slavery in America. Now this same party that once stood for personal and economic freedom has become just as much a pain in my ass as the Democrats are. That being said, I have devised a comprehensive list of the most "Big Government Commander's In Chief" for you to see how I compare to your thoughts and views on what makes us even want to elect someone like this in the first place. My guess is insecurity issues. We are all afraid to be on our own. We are afraid to take responsibility of our own failures. What we don't understand is that without failure, you will never learn what it truly means to succeed. We have a natural instinct to survive and we do not need the government's help for that. We need to learn to gain victory for ourselves through our own terms. Putting this list together made me realize that most of these President's were not necessarily bad people. They loved this country and did what they thought was best for it. Socialism is always introduced with the best intentions. However, it will always have the most horrible repercussions. Especially in a free society. This country was founded on individual freedom, and with that comes a HUGE responsibility. When we elect individuals to make our decisions for us, we do it with the understanding that they have the best intentions in mind. A month ago I did a piece on my most conservative Presidents of all time, so I thought I would show the other side of that coin. So here we go... 10. Richard Nixon. So I start my list of with a Republican? WTF? Nixon ended the war in Vietnam and ended the draft. For that I commend him. Everything after that is a bunch of big government nonsense. For starters, his trade deal with China. After that American workers were completely screwed. So he raised the minimum wage and then put limits on pricing of goods like gasoline. The stock market nearly crashed. Nixon's policies dampened inflation through 1972, although their aftereffects contributed to inflation during his second term and into the Ford administration. After Nixon won re-election, inflation was returning. He reimposed price controls in June 1973. The price controls became unpopular with the public and business-people, who saw powerful labor unions as preferable to the price board bureaucracy. The controls produced food shortages, as meat disappeared from grocery stores and farmers drowned chickens rather than sell them at a loss. 9. John F. Kennedy. JFK was a war hero, and prevented WW III. The Cuban missile crisis was his greatest accomplishment. That and his stand on civil rights gives him an A+ from me. His administration also did away with school prayer, changing it to "a moment of silence" and was the pre-courser to the moral breakdown in America that we see today. Coming from the one and only Roman Catholic President this was very disappointing. He was also in favor of open borders and raised taxes to help fund Welfare. 8. Andrew Johnson. Big Government moron who should have never been in public office. Racist. 7. Bill Clinton. Raised taxes on businesses, and the working class. Pushed for government healthcare. His domestic policy stunk. Tried like hell for more gun control. His foreign policy was horrible ie Somolia. 6. Jimmy Carter. Created the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. This was the beginning of the end of the coal industry and Public Education in America. It also raised inflation even more when OPEC raised the price of crude oil even more. He originated the shutdown of oil refineries in the U.S. He did make it legal for home-brewers to buy hops and yeast which had not been possible since 1921, so that was cool. His foreign policy was very diplomatic and he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for that. However, the Iran hostage crisis was a disaster. 5. Lyndon B. Johnson. His ambitious legislative agenda created the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Created the "Great Society" which raised taxes and instituted more government bureaucracy. I give him props for his crusade for Civil Rights. 4. Barrack Obama. Obamacare. Need I say more? Ok then I will. He hated the free market and was a champion for complete government control of our lives. Oh ya and let us not forget Benghazi! I almost put this clown at number one. It was a tough decision. 3. Woodrow Wilson. It's funny because most would argue that my top five were also the greatest Presidents of all time. (funny as in crazy!) Wilson created the income tax and the Federal Reserve. Before Wilson, everything that needed to be built was done by corporations and private donations. The Sedition Act of 1918 was pretty much a violation of the 1st Amendment. He did lead us to victory eventually in WWI. (Of course I have a strong belief that war, which was one of the bloodiest known to man, could have easily been prevented!) 2. Teddy Roosevelt. I know what you're thinking, " Don, Teddy Roosevelt was a war hero AND a Republican!" and while those statements are true, he also took great strides to push the progressive movement in America. He hated big business so much, he was known as the "trust buster". He believed that most businesses were corrupt so he left the Republican Party and created the progressive Bull Moose Party which went after corporations with an iron fist. He championed more government, but in doing that, he created the National Parks that we have today. His foreign policy led to the building of the Panama Canal and the occupation and reconstruction of the Philippines. 1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Teddy's cousin, would shoulder us through the Great Depression and World War II. His "New Deal" created the welfare program and Social Security. Originally meant to be temporary and optional, it was as all social programs that are instituted, eventually made permanent and mandatory. In his 15 years as President he created 9 government agencies. He was so hard core about not giving up his station so much that he was elected four times. Term limits apparently did not go well with his agenda. Obviously these men did do great things for this country. Some of which I agree with, and most of which led to mess that we have to put up wit today. So to conclude with my post, I would like to quote some famous leaders who kind of went the other way than these that I have mentioned. "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money." -- Margaret Thatcher. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Ronald Reagan. They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin. We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand. Thanks for reading!