The Worst 21  

     You've heard of Qin Shi Hyang. No? He commissioned building the "great wall of China," and was one of the 21 worst leaders in history.

     Others include Gaius Caligula, Queen Mary, Henry VIII, Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin. These were not just bad leaders. Many killed thousands of their subjects, or foreigners, often in cruel ways. 

     And not just men. Along with Queen Mary, there was Marie Antoinette and Countess Elizabeth Bathory. One of them drew innocent girls into her palace and killed them for no good reason. Look it up.

     There was Nero in Rome, Vlad III Dracula, Tsar Ivan IV, Leopold II...even a pope - Alexander VI. 

     This is more than ancient history. Four of them - Joseph Stalin, Idi Amin, Pol Pot and Benito Mussolini were doing their thing during my lifetime. Why isn't Hitler on this list? He wanted to battle until his last soldier died.   

     We round out the meanies: William III of Orange, Maximillien Robespierre, Genghis Khan, Ivan the Terrible and Oliver Cromwell. 

     Don't include Joe (dementia) Biden, inept as he is and infamous for telling tall tales. But there is concern.

     During Bill Clinton's presidency, we counted some 28 suspicious deaths among "important" people. We don't suspect Clinton directly, but if any of those were murdered, someone(s) in the Democratic machine did the deed(s). 

     If our hunch is right, when Barack Obama took over, anti-American Dems realized killings might someday backfire, harming their reputation. So, they rule by controlling every agency - in government and out - that they can. 

     Comes the day Republicans are no longer threats on election day (people of faith are already called "potential terrorists") don't be surprised when Washington returns to Clinton era sins, and worse. Leaders who lie routinely and encourage millions of non-vetted immigrants are capable of anything. 

         Jimmy