238 presidential scholars: Bush worst president of modern era, fifth worst in US history

[FarLeftFist]

President Bush ranked worst among modern presidents -- and the fifth worst in history, according to the poll by the Siena Research Institute. Ranking first? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who led the country from 1933 until his death in 1945.

President Roosevelt served four terms, the longest of any president in history. US presidents became limited to two terms after US states ratified the 22nd Amendment to the US constitution in 1951.

President Barack Obama, who hasn't yet served a full term, rated 15th.

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Can you imagine Obama really gets the ball rolling and finishes in the top 10 of all time, that would really really really piss off the cons.

Link: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0701/nations-leading-presidential-scholars-bush-worst-president-modern-era-5th-worst-history/

[joeybee12]

1. Oh come on, this is bullshit...

...5th worst? No, he's the bottom, the very bottom!

[demhistorian]

2. Presidents Obama and Clinton #s 15 and 13

[Maru Kitteh]

9. That's from the top, not the bottom, you do realize.

[demhistorian]

10. of course. Obama is #15 and Clinton is #13. How was what I wrote wrong?

[Warpy]

3. I expect Stupid to keep dropping as the full effect of his rotten policies

becomes felt at all levels of government and through all parts of America. This was likely determined before the oil gusher started to spoil the entire Gulf coast, a monster allowed to happen because Stupid had fired everybody at MMS and replaced them with oil lobbyists and other toadies as one of his first acts in office.

Stupid was a perfect storm of rotten policy in all areas, foreign and domestic. Years from now, he will undoubtedly be rated the worst in US history.

[PBS Poll-435]

4. Been posted a brazillion times

Thanks, again.

[izquierdista]

5. At least the other four

Had the decency to serve only one term (or less).

[mike_c]

6. the monkey king was "worst" in just about every thing he's ever done....

He's a walking fuck-up. The younger son who never amounted to anything. A man with a Midas shit-touch. Who would have ever expected anything else from his presidency?

[Jokinomx]

7. Damn.... 4 worse that chimp.... It must have been hell on Earth

Chimp is easily the worst in my opinion.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

8. I had to read the article to see who rated worse than the

Idiot Son

"Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin Pierce."

Bush was rated second from the bottom on “intelligence,” “foreign policy accomplishments,” and “handling of U.S. economy.”

[Rex]

11. Won't argue with scholars, but imho George W Bush is either the worst

or 2nd from the bottom NOT 5th!