Worst President

Worse Than Nixon...

Rolling Stone sure got this one right.   Not only is he more corrupt and criminal than Richard Nixon, he can't even talk without mangling the english language.   Even his misguided supporters can put a couple of sentences together without using things like "I am the Decider"...   Of course, most will agree that his puppetmasters have to turn loose of his strings when he goes out in front of the cameras and in these cases anything is possible for Walking Eagle...   - fc

The Worst President in History?

One of America's leading historians assesses George W. Bush



by Sean Wilentz
Illustration by Robert Grossman


George W. Bush's presidency appears headed for colossal historical disgrace. [snip...



... ]   George W. Bush is in serious contention for the title of worst ever. In early 2004, an informal survey of 415 historians conducted by the nonpartisan History News Network found that eighty-one percent considered the Bush administration a "failure." Among those who called Bush a success, many gave the president high marks only for his ability to mobilize public support and get Congress to go along with what one historian called the administration's "pursuit of disastrous policies." In fact, roughly one in ten of those who called Bush a success was being facetious, rating him only as the best president since Bill Clinton -- a category in which Bush is the only contestant.



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