Bush is the Worst President Ever According to 61% of Historians
The History News Network recently conducted a survey where 109 professional historians were asked just 2 questions. Has George Bush’s presidency been a success or a failure? And where do you rate George Bush among the 41 other American presidents? The historians could then elaborate as to why they answered the questions the way they did.
The results were that 61% of the professional historians that responded rated George Bush as the worst president in American history. Furthermore, an additional 35% of the historians rated the Bush presidency in the bottom 25%, ranking between 31st and 41st. Only 4 of the 109 historians ranked Bush in the top 2/3 of American presidencies.
On the question of success or failure, 98.2% of the historians rated the Bush presidency a failure, while only 1.8 rated it a success. Oh well, I guess you can look at this in one of two ways; the glass is 98% empty or 2% full.
One criticism of the survey is that in some areas it is too early to judge the presidents legacy. One historian who did not rate Bush the worst said “It is a bit too early to judge whether Bush’s presidency is the worst ever, though it certainly has a shot to take the title. Without a doubt, it is among the worst.”
I’m far from a professional historian but I do have a bachelors degree in history so I’ll chime in. I’ll skip the worst ever presidency bit because I am not a presidential historian but it’s clear to me that the Bush presidency has been an utter failure that certainly ranks amongst the worst. The embarrassing mishandling of Katrina will not be changed by time, neither will the cronyism, ignorance, massive budget deficits and the misguided Iraq debacle that Bush will leave for the following president to fix. Sorry Georgie, history will not absolve you, I promise this!
The Washington Nationals recently conducted their own informal opinion poll when they asked President Bush to throw out the first pitch at the first game in their new ballpark. Here was the result:
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5 opinions for Bush is the Worst President Ever According to 61% of Historians
john
Apr 16, 2008 at 2:15 am
Excellent description of Bush Alexander.
Thank you, and keep on informing us.
Alex
Apr 16, 2008 at 11:56 pm
That’s most appreciated and thank you for reading!
stan
Apr 17, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Hard to say if bush is “the worst president ever” but i would have no problem putting him in with the bottom five. I suppose history will tell; I don’t think it will be to kind to Mr. Bush. Rome had Nero…America has Bush i’m afraid. For those of you who still believe Bush is a good guy, you should really look at his record with non-partisan eyes. What Bush has done is deplorable, he is a real disgrace. But what did you expect from a guy whose been a hack in just about all his endevours. Yes he president and two terms at that……a lot of stupid americans i’m guessing who could relate to bush.
DaddyO
Apr 18, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Bush the worst? Short memory folks. Remember Jimmy Carter?
Alex
Apr 21, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Stan-Yes, Bush was able to win the dumb ass vote by a substantial margin. The dems need to do much better with dirt poor people who feel the need to vote republican.
DaddyO-I wasn’t born when Jimmy Carter took office but he did win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, more than George Bush will ever achieve in his life aside from a disgraced 8 years as one of the worst presidents in American history.
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