Someone has lost their mind -- according to a survey conducted by James Lindgren of Northwestern University, "GOP-leaning scholars rated Mr. Bush the 6th-best president of all time, while Democratic ones rated him No. 35, or 6th-worst. Even Bill Clinton--13th among Democrats, 34th among Republicans--isn't as controversial."
Sixth best of all time? Let me note the top five finishers in the Londregan survey: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt. Who seriously thinks Bush belongs in that kind of company?
Update 9/12: John Transue points out that I've been studying for my comprehensive exams too much -- it was Northwestern law prof James Lindgren who conducted the study, not Princeton political scientist (John) Londregan. The mistake has been corrected above.
The Bush PR machine never stops.
Posted by: Paul | September 12, 2005 at 10:50 AM
Ahhh, it's just `cause he's the incumbent. No Republican would ever rate Dubya over Reagan, c'mon! They should run that survey in 10 years. By then he should be somewhere closer to Nixon. And at least Nixon went to China!
Posted by: rone | September 12, 2005 at 03:10 PM