The problem with Grant's presidency is that he was too honest/generous and didn't really understand how to national politics.
As in, he tried to help out his old army friends, some of whom had fallen on hard times, by giving them high level appointments in the government. Like, the guy wasn't a corrupt schemer, he was just that naive. As such, other people began to take advantage of his generosity and he had no idea.
As for not knowing how to politics, he pursued very unpopular policies because he thought they were best, national opinion be damned. The big one there is Reconstruction. He kept pushing and pushing for it, but the Northern public had no stomach for it.
Despite all that, he's one of my favorite presidents because I have an irrational fondness for him as a person, particularly his generalship in the Civil War.
@MBTI: I am right on the border of INFP and INFJ apparently
it swings depending on which website test I take
INFJ is where I get Hitler, Mugabe, bin Laden, etc.
while INFP doesn't give black box people come on give me more
@Space: City group is just chilling at Chris' house.
@Riv: Not at all.
I don't think I've watched that movie as it was weird and not plot important but yeah go ahead.
I kind of find it hilarious how gatakiriba can do that
man gatakiriba was so useful
too bad he rarely uses it due to budget constraints
edited 25th Oct '15 5:39:40 PM by ThanatoSeraph
@Seer: ppft, we're just not looking hard enough
we need to find another "what celebrity type are YOU" website, surely there'll be at least one
@Ram:
i am glad that you agree ram of the ufs

thanks friends
what is the specific locale the two groups are in now just so i don't inadvertently do something weird like -marfise kicks it back on the couch- when it turns out they're actually atop a moving train
grant was a really good general but a really shitty politician
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