Was Bush The Worst President in Public Opinion?

[regent]

The question is what will historians call the Bush years? The Great Depression is already taken by other Republican presidents so what will we call the Bush almost-great-depression era? It was more than just an economic recession, it was useless wars, wrong policies, and a give away to the rich, the nation almost went under. Some have called the Bush historical period "The Great Catastrophe", maybe it fits.

 

[Unkotare]

W and his cabinet flat out lied to congress about WMD's to go to Iraq. ...

That is not true, no matter what your bumper-sticker tells you.

 

[jgarden]

Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States

No. - President - Political party - Rank
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16 Abraham Lincoln Republican 01
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic 02
01 George Washington None 03
03 Thomas Jefferson Dem-Repub 04
26 Theodore Roosevelt Republican 05
28 Woodrow Wilson Democratic 06
33 Harry S. Truman Democratic 07
07 Andrew Jackson Democratic 08 (tie)
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican 08 (tie)
11 James K. Polk Democratic 10
35 John F. Kennedy Democratic 11
02 John Adams Federalist 12
04 James Madison Dem-Repub 13
05 James Monroe Dem-Repub 14 (tie)
36 Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic 14 (tie)
44 Barack Obama Democratic 14 (tie)
40 Ronald Reagan Republican 17
06 John Quincy Adams Dem-Repub 18
22/24 Grover Cleveland Democratic 19
25 William McKinley Republican 20 (tie)
42 Bill Clinton Democratic 20 (tie)
27 William Howard Taft Republican 22 (tie)
41 George H. W. Bush Republican 22 (tie)
08 Martin Van Buren Democratic 24
19 Rutherford B. Hayes Republican 25
38 Gerald Ford Republican 26
39 Jimmy Carter Democratic 27
21 Chester A. Arthur Republican 28
20 James A. Garfield Republican 29 (tie)
31 Herbert Hoover Republican 29 (tie)
30 Calvin Coolidge Republican 31
37 Richard Nixon Republican 32
23 Benjamin Harrison Republican 33
43 George W. Bush Republican 34
12 Zachary Taylor Whig 35
10 John Tyler Whig 36
18 Ulysses S. Grant Republican 37
09 William Henry Harrison Whig 38 (tie)
13 Millard Fillmore Whig 38 (tie)
14 Franklin Pierce Democratic 40
17 Andrew Johnson Democratic 41
15 James Buchanan Democratic 42
29 Warren G. Harding Republican 43

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

Based on the aggregate scores America's presidents have been ranked from best to worst (Schl. 1948, Schl. 1962, M-B 1982, CT 1982, Siena 1982, Siena 1990, Siena 1994,R-McI 1996, Schl. 1996, C-SPAN 1999, WSJ 2000, Siena 2002, WSJ 2005, Times 2008, C-SPAN 2009, Siena 2010, USPC 2011).

George W. Bush (2001 to 2009) ranked 34th, the lowest ranking since Warren G. Harding (1921 to 1923) who ranked last at 43rd.

 

[Vox]

The worst president ever we have NOW.

Bush Jr was OK.

 

[Vox]

The question is what will historians call the Bush years? The Great Depression is already taken by other Republican presidents so what will we call the Bush almost-great-depression era? It was more than just an economic recession, it was useless wars, wrong policies, and a give away to the rich, the nation almost went under. Some have called the Bush historical period "The Great Catastrophe", maybe it fits.

Nobody cares about historians and what they say as they are ( as journalists as well) the political prostitutes.

 

[Vox]

bush wasnt great but compared to what we have now he is a ******* genius.

exactly

 

[The Rabbi]

The question is what will historians call the Bush years? The Great Depression is already taken by other Republican presidents so what will we call the Bush almost-great-depression era? It was more than just an economic recession, it was useless wars, wrong policies, and a give away to the rich, the nation almost went under. Some have called the Bush historical period "The Great Catastrophe", maybe it fits.

Gee, most of Bush's term was marked by unemployment below 6%, inflation below 3%, and GDP growth. Obama's term is marked by unemployment over 7% and GDP growth under 2%.

Which one of those sounds like a Depression?

 

[Mustang]

The question is what will historians call the Bush years? The Great Depression is already taken by other Republican presidents so what will we call the Bush almost-great-depression era? It was more than just an economic recession, it was useless wars, wrong policies, and a give away to the rich, the nation almost went under. Some have called the Bush historical period "The Great Catastrophe", maybe it fits.

Gee, most of Bush's term was marked by unemployment below 6%, inflation below 3%, and GDP growth. Obama's term is marked by unemployment over 7% and GDP growth under 2%.

Which one of those sounds like a Depression?

Most of his term was also unmarked by flames and smoke rising up to obscure the sunny skies above New York City.

 

[regent]

The question is what will historians call the Bush years? The Great Depression is already taken by other Republican presidents so what will we call the Bush almost-great-depression era? It was more than just an economic recession, it was useless wars, wrong policies, and a give away to the rich, the nation almost went under. Some have called the Bush historical period "The Great Catastrophe", maybe it fits.

Gee, most of Bush's term was marked by unemployment below 6%, inflation below 3%, and GDP growth. Obama's term is marked by unemployment over 7% and GDP growth under 2%.

Which one of those sounds like a Depression?

The sad thing with American politics is that the day after an election nothing changes except perhaps some perspectives. Change takes time and unfortunately, some of a sitting president's policies have a hangover even a long hangover.
For example, hopefully we are just finishing up Bush's wars now, Bush's economics may linger for a long time to come, in fact, we are still trying to correct some of Reagan's economic policies. That is one reason historians insights differ from the average citizen. Historians are able to separate the time lag with a president's policies, and how many of us are capable of doing that? George Washington is still considered a great president because he set precedents and policies some of which are still followed. We are still following some of Bush's past policies, some of Washington's and certainly FDR's. Can we tell the difference, who caused what?

 

[mudwhistle]

W was the worst president in modern history, but the right wingers love him as they think lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion is good policy,..

If lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion was things you hate then why do you seem to take a shine to Obama.

He's done all of the above.

We all know about Libya and his attempt to wage war in Syria, but Obama has lost millions of jobs since he's been in office. 8 million. And he's increased the debt by nearly $7 trillion.


Oh, I get it. That was all Boooooooosh's fault.

 

[Black_Label]

W was the worst president in modern history, but the right wingers love him as they think lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion is good policy,..

If lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion was things you hate then why do you seem to take a shine to Obama.

He's done all of the above.

We all know about Libya and his attempt to wage war in Syria, but Obama has lost millions of jobs since he's been in office. 8 million. And he's increased the debt by nearly $7 trillion.

Oh, I get it. That was all Boooooooosh's fault.

You don't actually believe those lies you made up, do you?

Obama has had over 52 months straight of positive job growth, and turned the nation around virtually overnight once coming into office.

Not to mention Obama created more private sector jobs in his first 6 months, than W did during his entire presidency.

 

[velvtacheeze]

Always fun to look back at actual historical data. The libs would have us believe Bush was the worst president, leaving office in a firestorm of failure and odium. Maybe Richard Nixon was worse. Maybe. But no one supported Bush. All through his 2 terms his support was only tepid. After all he won the 2000 election with a minority of popular votes cast. Right?

Wrong.
In fact of the post war presidents Bush enjoyed the highest level of support at any given point, 90% approval. When he left office he did not have the lowest level of support. Not even Nixon had the lowest level. The holder of that record was Democrat hero Harry S Truman, at 22% approval. Nixon was at 24% and Bush at 25%.
In contrast Obama's top number was 68%, when he got into office. It's largely been downhill since there, to 43% currently. All of this is Gallup's polling.
Presidential Approval Ratings | Gallup Historical Statistics and Trends

The stories numbers aren't right. Bush's failed Presidency saw 22% approval by its pathetic, disgraceful end.

Obama inherited two failed wars and a crashing economy, and conservatives tried to blame it on Obama, which went over like a lead balloon.

The problem with the Bush Presidency was conservatism. Aggressive foreign policy, tax cuts, and lax, pro-Wall Street regulations almost destroyed the United States. We barely survived. Had we not, it would have been the fault of conservative idiots, like Rabbi.

 

[francoHFW]

Change the channel, Pub dupes. W's good economy was based on a corruption and cronyism real estate bubble. DUH.

He had to have a total incompetence 9/11 and a BS WAR TO GET A 80 PER CENT APPROVAL. 80 per cent of them weren't too happy when they found out he lied to do it...

Obama would have had us out of the great recession withot total Pub obstruction and phony crises. THE NEVER BEFORE SEEN DEBT CEILING CRISIS AND SUBSEQUENT SEQUESTER EACH COST THE COUNTRY AT LEAST 1 PER CENT OF GROWTH FOR A YEAR, AND FAILURE TO PASS A TYPICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/JOBS BILL COST ANOTHER 1 PER CENT GROWTH FOR 2 YEARS. PUB DUPES...

 

[Unkotare]

Obama has had over 52 months straight of positive job growth, and turned the nation around virtually overnight once coming into office.

Did it hurt when you became a zombie? I'm sure your lack of a brain to start with made it that much easier.

 

[Black_Label]

Obama has had over 52 months straight of positive job growth, and turned the nation around virtually overnight once coming into office.

Did it hurt when you became a zombie? I'm sure your lack of a brain to start with made it that much easier.

I guess that graph I posted and the facts hurt your mentally retarded mind.

 

[Sherry]

During the now 12-year-long Afghan War, the four deadliest years for U.S. troops were also the four years of Obama’s first term.

Total U.S. Combat Deaths in Afghanistan

2001: 5

2002: 30

2003: 31

2004: 49

2005: 94

2006: 87

2007: 111

2008: 151

2009: 303

2010: 497

2011: 494

2012: 294

2013: 91 (From Jan. 1, 2013 to Sept. 10, 2013)

The 12-Year War: 73% of U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan on Obama's Watch | CNS News

 

[mudwhistle]

W was the worst president in modern history, but the right wingers love him as they think lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion is good policy,..

If lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion was things you hate then why do you seem to take a shine to Obama.

He's done all of the above.

We all know about Libya and his attempt to wage war in Syria, but Obama has lost millions of jobs since he's been in office. 8 million. And he's increased the debt by nearly $7 trillion.

Oh, I get it. That was all Boooooooosh's fault.

You don't actually believe those lies you made up, do you?

Obama has had over 52 months straight of positive job growth, and turned the nation around virtually overnight once coming into office.

Not to mention Obama created more private sector jobs in his first 6 months, than W did during his entire presidency.

Obama fudges the books. To get under 8% unemployment before the election he totally dropped the numbers from California. The last couple of years he's been managing a stagnant economy. We haven't had 2% growth in years. Most of the job growth we are experiencing he has nothing to do with because there is no jobs program coming from the White House. Just speeches. The labor participation rate was much higher before he took office.In 2008 it was 66%. Now it's currently 63.2%.

He pushed back implementation of Obamacare till 2015 just so we wouldn't see all of the jobs it will cost.

Oh, I take back some of what I said. Obama is causing more 'underemployment'. His policies are causing higher underemployment. Many companies in anticipation of Obamacare are cutting back on employee hours. Thousands of people have been cut back to under 30 hrs a week.

I can't see how you think that a president that has so many anti-business policies is helping along the economy. Just shows how little you know.

 

[The Rabbi]

W was the worst president in modern history, but the right wingers love him as they think lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion is good policy,..

If lying to the nation, starting false wars, losing 3/4 of a million jobs a month, and spending ourselves into oblivion was things you hate then why do you seem to take a shine to Obama.

He's done all of the above.

We all know about Libya and his attempt to wage war in Syria, but Obama has lost millions of jobs since he's been in office. 8 million. And he's increased the debt by nearly $7 trillion.

Oh, I get it. That was all Boooooooosh's fault.

You don't actually believe those lies you made up, do you?

Obama has had over 52 months straight of positive job growth, and turned the nation around virtually overnight once coming into office.

Not to mention Obama created more private sector jobs in his first 6 months, than W did during his entire presidency.

That's why the average UE rate under Bush was under 6% and under Obama over 7%? That's why the labor force participation rate is equal to what it was under Carter?
Can Obama take the blame for those figures, as he takes credit for "job creation"? Or does this only work one way?

 

[Vox]

Obama has had over 52 months straight of positive job growth, and turned the nation around virtually overnight once coming into office.

Did it hurt when you became a zombie? I'm sure your lack of a brain to start with made it that much easier.

I guess that graph I posted and the facts hurt your mentally retarded mind.

it is you who are beyond retarded.

Your graph is USELESS if the median income of American family has fallen 4.4% since so-called "recovery" started in 2009 - under your messiah

Median Household Income Dropped 4 Percent Since The End Of The Great Recession: Report

WASHINGTON — The average American household is earning less than when the Great Recession ended four years ago, according to a report released Wednesday.

U.S. median household income, once adjusted for inflation, has fallen 4.4 percent in that time, according to the report from Sentier Research. The report is based on an analysis of Census Bureau data.
The median, or midpoint, income in June 2013 was $52,098. That's down from $54,478 in June 2009, when the recession officially ended. And it's below the $55,480 that the median household took in when the recession began in December 2007.


so that "straight job growth" you are so cherishing IS NOT GROWING ANYTHING, do you understand this, you idiot?

 

[francoHFW]

Must be hard to survive being that myopic, Pub hater dupes, LOL.