And the Worst President in History Is

I bet you never would have guessed!

Since 1982, the Siena Research Institute has polled presidential scholars on whom they view to be best and worst presidents in American history, based on a variety of issues from “integrity” to economic stewardship. This year’s poll [PDF] of 238 scholars found that President Franklin Roosevelt was once again ranked on top, joined by Presidents Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Teddy Roosevelt to complete the top five. However, President George W. Bush did not fare well since the last poll was conducted in 2002. He dropped 16 places to 39th, making him the worst president since Warren Harding died in office in 1923, and one of the bottom five of all time, according to the experts:

Today, just one year after leaving office, the former president has

found himself in the bottom five at 39th rated especially poorly in handling the economy, communication, ability to compromise, foreign policy accomplishments and intelligence. Rounding out the bottom five are four presidents that have held that dubious distinction each time the survey has been conducted: 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.”… [emphasis original]

Inserted from <Think Progress>

For a good time, click through to the PDF file listed in the article.

The GOP is trying to distance themselves from the Bush legacy.  But their claims to be different are despicable lies.  You may rest assured that, if US voters are ever demented enough to let another Republican occupy the White House, he (or she) will follow the same policies of preemptive war, corporate regulatory capture, torture, impingement on Americans’ rights, socialism for the rich only, huge off budget expenditures, and more.  If the GOP have changed at all, they have gotten worse.  GW Bush is the face of the GOP.

Every Republican in office is one Republican too many!