If she had asked me a question about England's history I could more than likely answer it with 100% certainty. (not that I'd need to, she's brilliant)  I spend so much time studying English and French Monarchs I haven't even realized I don't know half as much about my own country. Isn't that awful?  For instance, I could name just about every significant date in Henry VIII's life, yet I cannot name the year the American Revolution ended. For some reason I am more intrigued by Royalty and aristocracy than I am by a  "Mr. President"  However, it's "Mr. President" who is the most powerful man in the world right?  Well anyway you put it, I felt like disgusting traitor. (yes, I do make everything in my life that dramatic) So I decided to pick out a favorite president, since I have favorite queen's and kings, It evens things up.
 

Alas! I have come to my conclusion!
(whoaa Deja-vu!)



Andrew Jackson
7th President of The United States
Total Bad-ass

Yes, I do happen to choose my favorite leaders by their personalities.  (Heaven forbid I ever hold a government station)  I never said he was the best President, just my personal favorite. (that is subject to change however, after I have more than 45 minutes briefly skimming Wikipedia)  

Why: I could see his life as the plot of a box-office-topping movie.  Yes, it was that dramatic. As a child he was slashed with a Britain's sword during the revolution for refusing to wipe his boot, He saved his wife from an abusive husband, became a war-hero and general, during his campaign his opponent's attacked his wife calling her a "bigamist whore" which in Jackson's mind led to her death a few days later from a heart attack, swore to take down the men who killed his wife, possibly single-handedly started the Civil war by firing his Vice President John Calhoun, who went back to south carolina and fought for state's independence (yeah I don't buy it either, but you know the over-analyzing historians at the History Channel) Oh yeah, and fired his VP because his wife wouldn't invite Peggy Eaton for tea. (it's called the "petticoat affair")

And I just realized, that above is one rambling mess you can't understand.

Basically because he was a strong and passionate man, who happened to be a total BAMF.

See, I don't have much passion for American History.. which really is a shame. I have to work on that.
Wait I take that back, I do have passion for American History, just not as much as I do for England.

Why England? I've never even been there! Possibly because there is so much history there, a thousand+ years, rather than a few hundred. 
 
Agh, It's 2 am on a friday night, and I'm sitting on my computer talking about history... 

Note to self: get a life