A historical perspective: Dubya was a complete failure

[TaraJo]

I found an interesting study here:

http://www.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/..._final.pdf

Basically, every few years a group of historians gets together and rate the various presidents from a historical perspective. They don't just rank them overall, but they rank them in various categories such as best communicator, best imagination, most intelligent and best luck.

I don't have any illusions about Obama; he entered the list ranked at 15th, but it's hard to say where he'll wind up until his term ends. However, he's doing a whole fuck of a lot better than the president that precedes him. Bush entered ranked 23rd overall but by the end of his presidency he ranked 39th. As for certain categories, he ranks next to last in intelligence, ability to compromise, communication ability, foreign policy and, most importantly, handling of the economy.

The reason this is so frustrating for me is that so many of the failed Bush policy and attitudes are carrying over to the current class of Republicans. Inability to compromise has become a hallmark of this clas of Republicans. Their foreign policy choices are about the same foreign policy choices Bush made, if not furter to the right. The economic policy touted by the current Republican party are exactly the same economic policy Bush promoted.