The First Draft of History Looks a Bit Rough on Bush
President Bush often argues that history will vindicate him. So he can't be pleased with an informal survey of 109 professional historians conducted by the History News Network. It found that 98 percent of them believe that Bush's presidency has been a failure, while only about 2 percent see it as a success. Not only that, more than 61 percent of the historians say the current presidency is the worst in American history. In 2004, only 11.6 percent of the historians rated Bush's presidency in last place. Among the reasons given for his low ratings: invading Iraq, "tax breaks for the rich," and alienating many nations around the world. Bush supporters counter that professional historians today tend to be liberal and that it's too early to assess how his policies will turn out.
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a better president
Many americans slam president bush, but if you really think about it he's had alot of time in office which means a lot of time to screw up. maybe good maybe bad, who really knows whats right and wrong anymore. but if the many americans that believe this to be true, just wait until the next four years that will be laid upon us.
As far as i'm concerned this has been the biggest election joke in many years. Just look who we have running. well time will tell as it always does.
Name calling is the sign of a weak and petty mind
When the only argument you have is to place a label on someone and assume that is a valid argument, you have lost the argument.
Bang up reporting - well done.
Very impressive. It only took just short of seven years to bring out this breaking news. You should get a peabody. In fact all m a i n s t r e a m deserves a peabody, emmy or some kind of award. Just not a peace prize. Thanks for all the brittney stories, they were really, really amusing.
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