Posted by
Dawnsblood on Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:26:24 PM
Big Mo over at Hang Right Politics is beginning
a series of posts analyzing all the Presidents starting with
President Washington. As a history geek I absolutely love the idea. The verdict on Washington?
This should really come as no surprise, but Washington truly does
deserve his reputation. In presidential rankings, he’s usually first or
second, ahead or just behind Lincoln. And it’s usually his final
act—declining to seek a third term and being made “president for
life”—that clinches it for the rankers. But I found Washington to be an
engaging president and commander in chief. He took the position
seriously and treated it as a humbling honor, not a right to which he
was due. He carefully weighed his options, and kept the Constitution,
for which he had just labored, close at hand—and even vetoed two pieces
of legislation because he believed that they violated that Constitution.
Superb job! There is lots of rich history goodness over at Hang Right Politics.