Historians Vs. George W. Bush

[Mark E. Smith]

Historians vs. George W. Bush
By Robt S. McElvaine

Although his approval ratings have slipped somewhat in recent weeks, President George W. Bush stills enjoys the overall support of nearly half of the American people. He does not, however, fare nearly so well among professional historians.

A recent informal, unscientific survey of historians conducted at my suggestion by George Mason University's History News Network found that eight in ten historians responding rate the current presidency an overall failure.

Of 415 historians who expressed a view of President Bush's administration to this point as a success or failure, 338 classified it as a failure and 77 as a success. (Moreover, it seems likely that at least eight of those who said it was a success were being sarcastic, since seven said Bush's presidency is only the best since Clinton's and one named Millard Fillmore.) Twelve percent of all the historians who responded rate the current presidency the worst of all in American history, not too far behind the 19 percent who see it at this point as an overall success.

http://hnn.us/articles/5019.html

[TahitiNut]

1. Is that any way to treat another "history major"??

Yes. I think "the 19 percent who see it at this point as an overall success" should have their credentials revoked and be registered as child abusers to be kept from harming more minds.

One of the saner historians sounds like a DUer: "“Indeed, Bush puts Nixon into a more favorable light. He has trashed the image and reputation of the United States throughout the world; he has offended many of our previously close allies; he has burdened future generations with incredible debt; he has created an unnecessary war to further his domestic political objectives; he has suborned the civil rights of our citizens; he has destroyed previous environmental efforts by government in favor of his coterie of exploiters; he has surrounded himself with a cabal ideological adventurers . . . .”

[Uncle Joe]

5. Yes those 19 percent

got the Titanic confused with the Love Boat.

[rodeodance]

2. a failed presidency--i do like the sound of those words

[rodeodance]

4. wonder if the states would change any if taken now?

[deadparrot]

3. Us history buffs know what we're talking about.

:)

[JAbuchan08]

6. History needs to be standardized and regulated

we don't want any "liberal biases" to creep into our history