Ranking the Presidents

John Silveira posted a great article in Backwoods Home Magazine back in 1998 entitled "Who were the best...and worst U.S. Presidents? " which approaches the issue from a different point of view than that of most partisan commentary.

excerpt:

“If you want an activist President, you’re probably a Democrat,” he said, “although you may also be a modern-day Republican. If you want a President who leaves the people alone, you’re probably an old-time Republican, a 19th century Democrat, or—and this is more likely—a modern-day Libertarian.”