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Typical Yankee, ripping Johnson for trying to lessen the severity of Reconstruction. He doesn't deserve to mentioned with Hoover, Harding, Buchanan and Bush II.

$3 a gallon is all I got to say.

I can hear the screeeeeeeeeeeching of neocons already.

He can't even be consistent over the course of 2 days. Yesterday, he was the "decider". Today, Scott McClellen "decided" to resign. Which is it George?

A very good read, as far as historians are concerned. I wonder what my grandkids will say about this presidency, in say, 50 years? How will the history and science textbooks read? They are currently being edited and rewritten, which will only create more obstacles for responsible and logical learning.
What is equally alarming is the inheritance of the next administration. How would you like to see the numbers on your first day of work in the next presidential term? Where in the world would you start? Man...you talk about a slow train wreck...these guys have shown they can work wonders on getting elected and re-elected, whether it be through smear campaigns or fear. But they sure can't govern. AT ALL. It is shameful that BushCo has preyed upon the ignorance of their most faithful supporters. I firmly believe that this president will be inked at the bottom several rungs of the ladder...

My vote goes to: TA DA! George W Bush, aka, The Great Prevaricator.

The winners write the history books - always been that way.

The lying manipulating "decider" shrub will be touted as an envisionary and man that saved our country if the republicans take the 2006 elections and retain control of the congress.

The CIA and the Repugs in control of the press can hide enough of his sins that his response to Katrina will be considered the salvation of the Gulf Coast.

Wait and see.

But he loves Jesus, ya'll, he loves Jesus!

It's hard for me to compare Dubya to Buchanan or Hoover, but I remember all of them since Johnson, and Dubya's the worst since then by far. He's the first one for which I had the feeling that he was doing irreparable harm to the country. He's the first that I felt was leading an administration that was trying to use the whole nation as a way to advance the fortunes of their own selected friends. Maybe there have been bigger crooks and liars in power, but if so, they weren't labeled as such in any history book I've ever read. Perhaps Harding was corrupt, but his corruption didn't drag the entire nation into decline. Perhaps Buchanan was incompetent, but he wasn't purposely destoying the country to advance his own goofy religious ideology. Perhaps Nixon flaunted the Constitution, but at the very least, one can point to one or two ways in which the country was better off because of something Nixon did. You'd be hard pressed to come up with anything--anything--that Bush has touched that hasn't been an unmitigated disaster.

From the Rolling Stone:

Even worse for the president, the general public, having once given Bush the highest approval ratings ever recorded, now appears to be coming around to the dismal view held by most historians. To be sure, the president retains a considerable base of supporters who believe in and adore him, and who reject all criticism with a mixture of disbelief and fierce contempt -- about one-third of the electorate. (When the columnist Richard Reeves publicized the historians' poll last year and suggested it might have merit, he drew thousands of abusive replies that called him an idiot and that praised Bush as, in one writer's words, "a Christian who actually acts on his deeply held beliefs.")

"$3 a gallon is all I got to say."

Let's hope that is all it does. 'The Raw Story' reports gas now at $4.50 a gallon in Brooklyn and oil at $74 a barrel.

Prices will double that if "the decider" dumb A** threatens to bomb Iran again and then triple (or more) that price if the TDDA actually does bomb Iran.

But that's all right because McCain has a plan up his sleeve that will save all of us.

First off I must state that I never voted for W but I keep having the same experience.

So many times Bush makes a decision and I think it seems not to be the best option but I figure (and hope) that he has access to information that I don't.

Then I find there is no good reason for his action and I shake my head.

Case in point, why invade Iraq that particular day? There was no hurry and we now know that W's reason's were bogus. Why not key on Afganastan and use our power and resources to make it a shining success and then we probably would be greated fondly by the masses in Iraq and have the backing of numerous countries.

But no, piss off most possible allies, make the job many times more difficult and costly and then bear the burden of cost and casualties all by our selves.

That screams incompetant.

How can ANY Conservative possibly defend this???:

According to the Treasury Department, the forty-two presidents who held office between 1789 and 2000 borrowed a combined total of $1.01 trillion from foreign governments and financial institutions. But between 2001 and 2005 alone, the Bush White House borrowed $1.05 trillion, more than all of the previous presidencies combined. Having inherited the largest federal surplus in American history in 2001, he has turned it into the largest deficit ever -- with an even higher deficit, $423 billion, forecast for fiscal year 2006.

Growing up in Little Rock during the 50s---before it went Hollywood---you could be certain of some things. You could be certain that your neighbors were of one mind when it came to protecting the homeland. They would differ on many other things but they would stand together on that issue. Today, I am sad to say, my home state and city are more concerned with being 'sensitive' to everyone and everything than they are to their own national survival. I guess it must be the migration of so many 'Yankees' or Hillary's lingering influence.

My question is: Where are the trolls? This has been posted over two hours and no comments from them? What gives?

You can always blame it on.....

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/3/N/bush_jackdaniels.jpg

I'm still beside myself over King George being re-elected. I've always been a history buff, and saw W. easily going down as the worst, or at least one of the worse, presidents in America's History. But toward election time it had become so obvious what a complete failure his presidency was, and he had no plans on changing anything if he was re-elected. Why did it take half of America around 6 months into his new term to realize how terrible he was?? I just don't understand this. It's like they woke up the day after the election and said, "Oh no, what have we done?!?!"

Lots of gems in that article:

In 1959, Johnny Horton's version of "The Battle of New Orleans" won the Grammy for best country & western performance. If anyone sings about George W. Bush and New Orleans, it will be a blues number.

Private-sector job growth since 2001 has been anemic compared to the Bush administration's original forecasts and is chiefly attributable not to the tax cuts but to increased federal spending, especially on defense. Real wages for middle-income Americans have been dropping since the end of 2003: Last year, on average, nominal wages grew by only 2.4 percent, a meager gain that was completely erased by an average inflation rate of 3.4 percent.

Far from being the conservative he said he was, Bush has blazed a radical new path as the first American president in history who is outwardly hostile to science.

Barring a cataclysmic event on the order of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, after which the public might rally around the White House once again."

Ut-Oh. That's why Rove changed positions today. Yikes! What's gonna take..all the way to RED Alerts to keep Repugs in Congress or will plain ol
Orange Alerts do it again?

Curious minds want to know.

My question is: Where are the trolls? This has been posted over two hours and no comments from them? What gives?

The "5 Stages of Grief": Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance.

I think the answer that is resonating throught the country is that the true believers who have been so betrayed by this Administration and it's "Christian Values" is now entering the Depression and Acceptance stage. I have friend in the court house who just last year was carrying the cross for GWB, today, he lost his religion and said "I'll not vote for another Republican again in my lifetime...they lie, cheat and steal and everytime I open the paper or stop at the pump it reminds me of how betrayed I feel". A wise, unhappy man who finally gets it.

I can hardly add to what has already been said about King George and his failed administration. I'm delighted that I'm not the only one that gagged when he said he was "the decider". Bush has slain many in Iraq, but his treatment of the English language will follow him to the grave. What an embarrassment for us all....

Watching Wall Street the last couple of days further enforces the idea that this is all just an act. No one has yet to explain why the stock market plunged when oil hit 50 bucks a barrel, yet sky-rocketed when it hit 70 bucks a barrel. Something ain't right with America, and King George's smirky face is just the tip of the iceberg.

I do take some exception to what Sean Wilentz writes about Buchanan and Andrew Johnson. Neither ruled over high points in our history, but in my research and opinion both faced an impossible task. Buchanan serving at the tail-end of the 1850s when the decade old slavery question was coming to a head, with or without him. He did nothing to help, but at least he didn't bomb Iraq in his frustration.

Andrew Johnson was merely one step up from Dan Quail, he should have never had such a job, but he did what he could to prevent Yankee Rick Santorums of that era from marching down and putting all our ancestors in chains after the Civil War. He also emptied the Gitmo of that era, something Bush apparently never plans to do.

The silence of the usual suspects of the wingnut type is deafening...and I like it! After all when America is all healed up and things are looking bright again, I want the future to look bright to our wingnut friends also. Hopefully the last 5 years will have taught them a lesson and they'll never fall for a fake like Bush ever again.

Just to be sure I hope I never see another Republican in the White House for the rest of my life. And I plan on keeping my eyes on the Democrats who take over to make sure we get back to that liberty and justice for all stuff I grew up with.

May the world never see the likes of George Bush and Dick Cheney again.

How can a presidency be accurately assessed while it is still in progress? The only thing that this poll of "historians" demonstrates to me is the sad state of academia in America. You would think that a "historian" would understand that a presidency must actually be past before it becomes history, and that any attempt to do a historical assessment of present day events will inevitably be clouded by passions of the day and the immediacy of events.

Wikipedia says:
"In Internet terminology, a troll is someone who comes into an established community such as an online discussion forum, and posts inflammatory, rude or offensive messages designed to annoy and antagonize the existing members or disrupt the flow of discussion."
So, according to a couple of post here, if a conservative offers a differing opinion then they are a troll? Remonstrations are inflammatory, rude and offensive? Why? Simply because they differ from yours? Obviously your a little insecure in your beliefs and opinions and can't tolerate a diversity of thought. If there is no room for differing opinion here, then go back to giving each other reach-arounds in your little orgy of hegemonic captiousness.

Re Posts:"by Freedom | April 19, 2006 08:06 PM and
by Go figure. | April 19, 2006 08:07 PM"

It appears the 'historians" were wondering about those who typically crow 'the election is over, we won and you lost, get over it'. Especially when things are going the way of the 'winners'.

How can a presidency be accurately assessed while it is still in progress? The only thing that this poll of "historians" demonstrates to me is the sad state of academia in America. You would think that a "historian" would understand that a presidency must actually be past before it becomes history, and that any attempt to do a historical assessment of present day events will inevitably be clouded by passions of the day and the immediacy of events.

You must know what you're talking about! Not.

In fact, you make no sense at all. So you're saying a historian should wait a few years before putting 9/11 in context, or Hurricane Katrina? Say, a decade or two, so it all settles down? Yep, you have no idea what you're talking about.

Look at the other headlines...Confessions of Nick Lachey...Pearl Jam's best album in 10 years...

Yeah...Rolling Stone is a real credible source for news. Rolling Stone has about as much credibility as Max Brantley!

"Rolling Stone has about as much credibility..."

The same remarks were make about Salon when they exposed Henry Hyde's infidelity with a married woman. Hyde try to shrug it off as "youthful indescrition" although he was in his fifties during the infidelity. The main stream press certainly played no role in the expose of the man ramrodding the impeachment of Clinton in the House of Representatives.

And Freedom has a point. Usually historians can't pass judgment on presidents until about 20 years after the fact. It takes that long just to be able to assess and to look back with objectivity to do any true evaluation. Lincoln was not considered a great president and years after his death when historians and political scientists could look back and assess his accomplishments. But in W.'s case, he may be a first.

"Rolling Stone has about as much credibility..."

The same remarks were make about Salon when they exposed Henry Hyde's infidelity with a married woman. Hyde try to shrug it off as "youthful indescretion" although he was in his fifties during the infidelity. The main stream press certainly played no role in the expose of the man ramrodding the impeachment of Clinton in the House of Representatives.

And Freedom has a point. Usually historians can't pass judgment on presidents until about 20 years after the fact. It takes that long just to be able to assess and to look back with objectivity to do any true evaluation. Lincoln was not considered a great president until years after his death when historians and political scientists could look back and assess his accomplishments. But in W.'s case, he may be a first.

BlueTicker, you've got it exactly right. The liars in the White House got there by trumpeting about how moral they were and how they'd bring dignity and values back to the government. Instead they've been the most lying, corrupt bunch ever to occupy the Oval Office. No wonder those who supported Bush as the "Christian" candidate feel betrayed.

Yep, THE. WORST. EVER.

How can you call him the worst? The Bush regime has achieved its goals: Oil company profits have soared exponentially, the defense industry blood binge will not end in our children's lifetime thanks to the wrecking of foreign policy, "tax cut" gifts have been showered on the rich, environmental brakes have been stripped for the good of callous polluters, the poor have been shown that only they can help themselves, the sick have been shown that the health-care industrial complex holds all the cards, the non-Christians haven't got a prayer, and the list goes way on and on.

I'd say the Bushies have been pretty effective after all. Why should they care how history will judge?

Yes, Bush will be remembered as the worst president ever. It will take years and years of competent leadership to dig us out of the hole he has put us in, and I'm not at all confident that will happen in my lifetime. I am truly sickened by what the Bushies have done to our country, and I am appalled that so many of my fellow citizens were duped by these treasonous and treacherous charlatans for so long.

Archaeopteryx,

Thanks, I was just listening and observing what was happening in my County (Benton - imagine that!).
Having had the painful experience, like each and everyone of us, of having someone we trusted in and loved, betray us, I have great empathy for those that gleefully drank the kool-aide and are coming to the realization that the kool-aide was laced. Bless their hearts.

"Rolling Stone has about as much credibility..."

Yep, a koolaid drinker there. By making that comment you have proven just how out of touch with reality you are. Rolling Stones has published many great, serious articles over the years AND the person who wrote the article is not even part of the Rolling Stones staff! He's a Princeton presidential historian! You probably think the only "real" journalists work for the likes of the Wall Stree Journal.

Any person who still supports this administration is either demented or lining their own pocketbook.
We are living in a country that was once the most respected in the world; now we are the most hated.
We have a governor who doesn't "get it" when it comes to Wal*Mart; we have a President who does not "get it" when it comes to foreign or domestic policy.
I am tired of crooks, liars, and thieves.
The bad news is that I can no longer trust that my voice at the ballot box will be heard, because I firmly believe that the last two elections were stolen.
My fear is that this administration will stop at nothing to stay in power. Another 9/11?

The worst president ever! And, history will reflect this fact 'if' Bush keeps his rewriting fingers out of the historical pot. When they recently re-classified all those previously classified documents, it wasn't for the good of the country or for historical accuracy. No other president has had his own words 'cleaned up' like Bush. The president's words are sterilized daily; so ya can just imagine what they've done to the last five years of Bush's crap.

From day one of his presidency, Bush's rewriting fingers have been all over government documents that should have been left alone. In fact, several documents related to Bush Sr.'s tenure were the first to be kept out of the public's sight. From what I can gather, there isn't a government agency (no matter how small or seemingly unimportant) that the Bush administration hasn't stuck its nose in with the intention of leaving 'its' historical view permanently etched. How else did today's version of the Reagan presidency become so far removed from his actual presidency? Sheesh, every time I hear some Kool-Aid drinker give their rendition of the God-man's tenure, I have to remind myself that they're actually speaking of the Ronald Reagan presidency.

Thank god (seriously) for the multitude of scholars who actually care about historical accuracy and scientific integrity.

Unfortunately and crying shame that the only name worth remembering from this presidency will be "Laura"!

Americans will live the next couple centuries trying to live down/through the disasters created by bush and company but even longer trying to forget the name "Bush".

For a guy who skated into office on an unearned "mandate," Bushie Boy has made the most of his opportunity to enrich his friends, unravel the social safety net, undermine civil liberties, threaten environmental health and dismantle the American Dream at the expense of those who must work to live in a world designed to exclude those who failed to choose rich, white parents.

Forget history--we can judge the Era of W today as the worst ever. This guy has fostered unexpected nostalgia for Nixon, and makes Ronaldo the Great look like a mental giant. While we may be astonished at their incredible success at fooling most of the people twice, we gotta give the bastards credit--they really pulled off the coup of a lifetime and it will take a couple of generations to recover from the impact.

Words to describe the Era of W? Let me count the ways: Unrivalled abuse of power. Cynical betrayal of trust. Trogloditic assault on science. Reversal of civil liberties. Lone Ranger foreign policy that alienates natural allies. Let Osama get away while being distracted by a desire to shore up Daddy's failure to finish the job in Iraq. Weakened national financial position through staggering record debt owned by the countries who now make the products we once manufactured which led to an impossibly large imbalance of international trade. Riddled the government with decision makers who do not believe in the mission of their departments and now use their positions to give away national resources to corporate interests. Weakened public's right to know by permitting consolidation of mendia. Et cetera.

But why get stirred up--The Rapture is coming and it won't matter--unless, of course, you are Left Behind...

the "decider"- decidedly the worst
ever. he lies, he's incompetent,
the rest is just commentary

A follow-up question: Is Hunkahillbilly out of town? Computer crashed? I was sure by the time I got back on here this evening I'd have some humorous back-and-forth posts for entertainment. What gives?

A follow-up question: Is Hunkahillbilly out of town? Computer crashed? I was sure by the time I got back on here this evening I'd have some humorous back-and-forth posts for entertainment. What gives?

Posted by: Liberal and Proud

Nah, he's off doing whatever in San Fran.

Get set for a flurry of posts come this weekend!

Oh stop stop stop! Make these thoughts get out of my mind!!! Every time I close my eyes I see Hunk all leather-ed out doing the bump and grind with that cop from Village People at some gay biker bar in San Francisco. Stop.....make it quit!

Now he's morphed into fat Vito in that gay bar scene from the Sopranos 2 weeks ago......Stop....Hunk get out of my head. In the Navy..da da dum dum dee dee dee...in the Navy...in the Navy......oh Hunk.......

"Now he's morphed into fat Vito in that gay bar scene from the Sopranos 2 weeks ago....."

I'm not sure why, but I love the Vito scenes...and that was a good one.

Suzie....are you living some kind of double life girl?

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