Worst Presidents: Introduction

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A presidents greatness is shaped by his response to great historical events. George Washington, the birth of the nation, Abraham Lincoln, saving the union, Franklin Roosevelt, guiding the country through a WW and depression. The next great event was the attack on the US by Al-Quida. There is no president in history that would have responded the way President George W Bush did, by conjuring up a war in Iraq and having the world turn against him. This had the potential of destroying the U.S. by it carelessness, while other huge problems went unattended or were made worse like the budget deficit. Think of Greece. Will that nation survive.

Aime Casavant of ND 9:33PM March 13, 2012

Bush below Carter? So much for this reports credibility.

Piquerish of PA 12:09PM February 22, 2012

Dear MIKE, you may have a doctorate in economics, but you know nothing about law if you support Obummer's actions in the GM and Chrysler bailouts. To keep it brief, he stole taxpayer money and gave it to his big labor friends and said "screw you" to the secured debt holders (you know, the evil investors). Any president that does that is not only the worst in history, but is nothing but a gangster.

AL of TX 12:05PM February 09, 2012

You libtards suck. Everyone knows Obama is the worst president in U.S. history, followed closely by Jimmy Carter. And BTW, your rag, NY Times, Newsweek, etc have become totally irrelevant.

Barry Sorrel of FL 7:09PM January 05, 2012

Bard Blackstone- as an engineer by trade who teaches community college classes for pleasure, I feel especially qualified to respond to your post! In my experience, the ideological divide between the educated 'real world' workforce and the academic community isn't nearly as wide as many believe. I'm not arguing that it doesn't exist, but to say that there is a 'consensus' among either group about ANYTHING is a real stretch. For what it's worth, my vote for the worst two presidents of my lifetime goes to Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush. Go figure.

Todd of GA 8:21PM November 02, 2011

Sorry. It's comments like Tom's that make me cringe, since he can't seem to string two coherent thoughts together. The consensus among educated people who have worked in the real world (versus those who pontificate from academia), the Carter and Obama years will be viewed as the most dismal in American History.

Bard Blackstone of NH 11:51AM October 13, 2011

Do not blame Obama. All those economical problems started since Ronald Regan took the office. Our caw boy President started all of this and we helped . Our own mine is not in the right place. We are players and never think for the future. This is my view and goes on and on.

Tom Vittore 1:16PM June 04, 2011

carter is the worst president on record. i called him mr. rodger's neighborhood. he was weak,wimp,no backbone, and the biggest mistake of all time. he did nothing but raise the interest rates up to 18%. people started getting layed off. it was insane back then. i thank god everyday for the real president that saved carter's ass was president ronald reagan our number one man.

saundra j. schoen of MO 10:30AM June 02, 2011