We’ve got a symposium today on the favorite presidents of various NROniks. I had some trouble picking, but eventually went with Coolidge. I almost chose Polk, a master of foreign policy. Here are my five favorite presidents, in chronological order: Washington, Polk, Lincoln, Coolidge, and Reagan. Number six might be Grover Cleveland, an early champion of free trade. Worst president? Probably James Buchanan, who faced a huge national crisis but chose to run out the clock of his presidency and let his successor, Lincoln, deal with the mess.