What presidents have you changed your mind about the most?

[Dave from Michigan]

FDR,  I use to like him a lot, but after reading a few books and reading some information I learned his policies helped continue the depression and led to some of the big government that we have today.

Johnson more negative mostly more government programs and handling vietnam.  of course the civil rights acts signed by him were a bright spot in his administration.

Reagan more positive, cut taxes brough us out of the bad economic times of the late 70's.  helped win the cold war defeat the U.S.S.R.

Clinton slightly more positive, but I think I just dislike him less that he's gone.  Still disagree with him on lots of issues.  Good things he did, signed NAFTA, and welfare reform. and the budget was balanced (the republican congress is responsible for some of this, but Clinton didn't have to sign it.)  Of course he cut the millitary, raised taxes, banned guns, and tried to do universal healthcare.

A lot of these changes have been because i've became more economically conservative and more for less government over the last 5 years. Although socially I've remained the same.  In fact in 2000 I was rather populist and hoping Al Gore would win.