How does the Bush presidency rate?

BBC News by Paul Reynolds | Jan. 9, 2009 (Opinion)

I suppose the underlying question here is whether George W Bush has been one of the worst US presidents.
Many people have already made up their minds.
For them, the invasion of Iraq was enough to put Mr Bush high on the list. And that was compounded by his lack of action elsewhere - with global warming and Hurricane Katrina as examples.
Others will want to wait a bit and see what history decides. History can improve the image of a presidency. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, Other, U.S.
Topics: Bush Legacy, U.S. White House, Bush Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Lewyn Li - Jan 9, 2009 - 5:45 AM PST
Reviewed by: Lewyn Li (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), L.D. Rockwell (review), Norman Rogers (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jan. 9, 2009

Interesting article giving perspective on historical judgements. Although I disagree with some of the choices, what the article shows is that history's judgement s are always in flux, depending on how the world sees things at the time--which is also in a constant state of flux.

Boy! Do we forget just how many truly crappy presidents America suffered through. Although many would like to do so, it's still too early make ... More »

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 by Lewyn Li - Jan. 9, 2009

This article gives a brief historical overview of US presidents who have been considered " some of the worst", and tries to compare and contrast Bush against them. Personally I find it a little superficial but at least the writer stays with facts and evidence and mostly shies away from overt partianship. The piece also includes a list from some historians of the 10 worst presidential decisions, which I found timely and interesting. Those are some of the reasons why I so strongly ... More »

Speaking for myself, I have found that many current pieces on the possible Bush legacy lacking in historical perspective and a focus on the quality ... More »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 9, 2009
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 9, 2009

Background on U.S. Presidencial legacies.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 12, 2009
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 by L.D. Rockwell - Jan. 9, 2009

BBC always writes and evaluates news in the U.S. with a equal and unbiased assessment

To equate Bush's Incompetence with any of the Presidents listed is like comparing evening moon rays with the high noon sun. He has effectively ... More »

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 by Norman Rogers - Jan. 10, 2009

Stupid beyond belief. The BBC should stick to covering their own politicians. Was their any world government worse than the British government from 1945 to Thatcher? Is there any royal more foolish royal than Prince Charles?

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