Sunday, December 03, 2006

Worst President Ever

The Washington Post has an op-ed today by Eric Foner, a professor of History at Columbia. He concludes by saying "I think there is no alternative but to rank him as the worst president in U.S. history."

He cites that presidents Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Richard M. Nixon usually end up at the bottom of rankings of the presidents. He then lists their failings, in short, stubborness in the face of failed policies, corruption and cronyism, disdain for the Constitution, etc.

"It is impossible to say with certainty how Bush will be ranked in, say, 2050. But somehow, in his first six years in office he has managed to combine the lapses of leadership, misguided policies and abuse of power of his failed predecessors. "

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