It seems veneration of the founding fathers is one of America's favorite past times. To be fair they did do a lot, basically everything, to build this country but on the other hand they were all kind of terrible.

1. George Washington

George Washington was a liar. He lied a ton. Early in his career, after losing a battle and signing a treaty written in French, he couldn't read French but didn't notify anyone of this, and unknowingly made himself responsible for a ton of war crimes. When someone figured this out he blamed his translator. He also convinced the governor of Virginia that land originally meant to be given to common soldiers should be given to officers instead, essentially stealing over 20,000 acres of land for himself. Lastly, he used some of his slaves' teeth to build his fake teeth, he did pay them though.

2. Benjamin Franklin

For a man who is known for his inventions Benjamin Franklin was kind of dumber then you would assume. He was terrible at math and tried to get the scholars of the time to find a way to improve the odor of flatulence. He also thought our national bird should be a turkey, the dumbest birds to ever exist. He also sucked at his job of communicating the colonist's issues with Great Britain, who really had no clue until much later that the colonists were upset. He was all for the Stamp Act and even tried to get Pennsylvania put back under royal control.

3. John Adams

I would have been generally afraid of John Adams if I meet him today, he basically wanted to rule America with an iron fist. He even wanted the President to be called, "His High Mightiness" and actively tried to meddle in Congress' affairs. He didn't attend the inauguration of his successor and named his dog Satan.

4. John Hancock

While most people know him just for his giant signature he was also a well-known smuggler who basically got away with everything he did by getting the colonists on his side. The Tea Act of 1773 actually made tea cheaper for the colonists, who paid more to buy it from smugglers like Hancock, who ran a smear campaign and eventually lead to The Boston Tea Party.

5. Alexander Hamilton

He holds the title of "First Sex Scandal in Office!" He had an affair with the wife of an acquaintance, who also blackmailed him to keep the affair private, for around 3 years. He also founded the New York Post, which makes sense, because he loved to gossip. Many of the other founding fathers didn't seem to mind much when he was killed in a duel by Aaron Burr.

6. James Madison

To start with he is our shortest President, standing at only 5'4 if you want to make short jokes. He was against The Bill of Rights, even though he helped write it. Lastly, he vetoed the charter for the Second National Bank which made it impossible to fund The War of 1812.

7. Thomas Jefferson

Okay, we probably all know by now he had sex with a number of his black slaves and had a ton of kids with Sally Hemings, who he was technically related to since she was a child of his father-in-law. He was also really, really racist, which makes this even more ironic. He described African Americans as orangutans in one of his writings if you want proof. He also started the practice of "Indian removal."

8. John Jay

Last but not least the one that is least remembered! He didn't even sign the Declaration of Independence and wasn't that large a figure at the time. He is remembered for helping to frame the document, which he didn't even do. He actually resigned in 1776 since he wasn't in favor of full independence.