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Could you add a link, please? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #1
!!! MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #5
Bush did not win the Presidency for either of his terms which is Cleita Aug 2015 #2
That's the same complaint that Republicans have about President Obama TeddyR Aug 2015 #3
Buchanon is about the only one worse than bush. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #7
Mass murderer Jackson. Feeling the Bern Aug 2015 #10
only Jackson comes to Bush in flouting checks and balances yurbud Aug 2015 #61
Jackson's economic plans led to the Panic of 1838. Feeling the Bern Aug 2015 #64
Ummmmmm 1939 Aug 2015 #74
The Philippine war for freedom started in 1899 and ended in 1902. Feeling the Bern Aug 2015 #76
The Army was deeply engaged in fighting in the P.I. until December 1912 1939 Aug 2015 #119
Do you believe Bush didn't commit mass murder, not to mention torture? n/t Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #110
I refer you to my OP and the hyperlink for my answer to your question. Feeling the Bern Aug 2015 #111
I liked the article I just don't believe the other ones listed above in the thread compare, Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #112
I'd put Warren Harding down in #2 Retrograde Aug 2015 #13
kept trying to remember PatrynXX Aug 2015 #137
Harding raised tariffs, restricted immigration and cut taxes on the rich. A modern-day Donald Trump. pampango Aug 2015 #143
Reagan? It's not even close. Shemp Howard Aug 2015 #8
There are no net positives from the Bush presidency. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #32
Here's the best advice I could give to George W. Bush Shemp Howard Aug 2015 #48
Rusmsfeld and Cheney ought to join him oberliner Aug 2015 #57
+100%! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #89
Not for us, anyway. OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #71
See? Worst president ever! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #90
Yeah, pretty much. OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #104
Thanks. I hope to listen to that tomorrow when my buzz doesn't include music. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #107
That Obama didn't win? rurallib Aug 2015 #11
Every single one of your points is wrong. Every one. lunatica Aug 2015 #14
Did you make an errant left turn and wind up in DU instead of...............? George II Aug 2015 #22
It wasn't 'most Americans'. It was professional historians. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #30
According to the OP, this was a survey of historians and not a popular poll. cheapdate Aug 2015 #33
Dubya lost Ohio in 2004. That is clear from exit polls. Bush lost, both times. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #37
Iran-Contra can't hold a candle to the debacle and its after-effects of the Illegal Iraq Invasion. WinkyDink Aug 2015 #53
Um, no. In one case (the former), it's plain lies. In the latter, it's plain fact. SEE? WinkyDink Aug 2015 #54
wait comparing people who know the 1st bush election was a fraud gabeana Aug 2015 #68
I live in Ohio. I live in a not particularly liberal rural part of Ohio. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #93
You're obviously not from rural NW Ohio. bulloney Aug 2015 #114
I'm surprised to hear that about the yard signs. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #128
So when someone cheats we blame the loser for not doing better? fasttense Aug 2015 #123
There's no comparison there... LeftishBrit Aug 2015 #133
Ummm... welcome to DU Tab Aug 2015 #135
It could happen again with the amount of money being donated to Jeb AikidoSoul Aug 2015 #134
He gets my vote! This only time . . . Faygo Kid Aug 2015 #4
Yes, Andrew Johnson was horrible but Bush II was worse. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #94
98.2% to 1.8% would be described by Republicans as "there's some disagreement".... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #6
I'd like to know who those 1.8% "historians" are. Jeb, Barbara, and Laura? George II Aug 2015 #23
The @#$% Yeah Our Children is Learning Historians of the Home Schools of God Bless America. Scurrilous Aug 2015 #45
Probably Niall Ferguson. a la izquierda Aug 2015 #62
+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #95
It's the Chimp or James Buchanan, for sure. hifiguy Aug 2015 #9
And let's not forget........................ turbinetree Aug 2015 #20
Nixon may have gone down in history as one of the greatest if he wasn't such an egomaniac. George II Aug 2015 #25
Never. hifiguy Aug 2015 #38
Treason is the word. And yet, Bush is even worse. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #96
I give Buchanan a pass. Shemp Howard Aug 2015 #52
It's George W. Bush... Mike Nelson Aug 2015 #12
I have to agree with the 1.8% that his Presidency was a success. A Simple Game Aug 2015 #15
^^^ This ^^^ - Yes - A Stunning Success for The 1% cantbeserious Aug 2015 #63
You're spot on. Remember this? Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #92
Yes I do. We may have thought his Presidency a disaster but his "base" A Simple Game Aug 2015 #126
I cannot understand the thinking of those 1.8%. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #16
Once you meet and speak with just one you'll get it lunatica Aug 2015 #19
I have encountered their kind many times. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #24
I've met a few of them, too, Enthusiast. bulloney Aug 2015 #115
Precisely. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #127
I really didn't think I'd see this so soon after he was handed the Presidency lunatica Aug 2015 #17
Yup. If there is such a thing as karma, it should be sitting all over Jebbie. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #21
+1! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #97
Dubya is easily the worst president of the modern era. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #18
True. Without the Zombie King hifiguy Aug 2015 #40
"...while a mere 1.8% classified it as a success." C Moon Aug 2015 #26
He couldn't have done most of his damage if it weren't for Reagan. GoCubsGo Aug 2015 #27
I think Dubya's dad was the most likely candidate for architect of Iran-Contra. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #35
Iran-Contra was a GHW Bush/William Casey operation hifiguy Aug 2015 #42
I would even entertain the possibility that Enthusiast Aug 2015 #46
I put nothing, and I mean absolutely hifiguy Aug 2015 #47
If only the media would tell the real story. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #91
He's Number One!!11! He's Number One!!11! lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #28
Prescott, Nixon, Pruneface, Poppy and Smirko are related. Octafish Aug 2015 #29
OMG! hifiguy Aug 2015 #44
Smirky has been losing his hair lately... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #66
...and the Rethugs are considering putting another one in the WH. roamer65 Aug 2015 #31
Obediant Waitsman Aug 2015 #49
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #34
I think Darth Cheney was the worst president ever. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #35
There you go, messing up a perfectly good story with the truth? lunatica Aug 2015 #39
Yep, let's give the devil his due.. mountain grammy Aug 2015 #87
What this really speaks volumes to is that there are a lot of stupid idiots voting in this fucked up L0oniX Aug 2015 #41
W Bush proposed we use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #43
No finer time to point this out. DirkGently Aug 2015 #50
According to Quinnipiac via CNN Joe Vance Aug 2015 #51
That poll doesn't deal with truth or facts. Its nothing but a questionable opinion poll. Elwood P Dowd Aug 2015 #65
+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #99
Oops, my answer was Donald Trump. joanbarnes Aug 2015 #55
Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. nt One of the 99 Aug 2015 #56
Every day that monster is allowed to walk free is a grievous insult b.durruti Aug 2015 #58
+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #100
+ another Scuba Aug 2015 #118
he's my vote for the worst. barbtries Aug 2015 #59
Jeff61b at hubpages said this? ryan_cats Aug 2015 #60
Yes. Early and often, before they Reaganize him. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #116
That would require everyone who lived through his reign to die ryan_cats Aug 2015 #125
every one of the 1.8 % is related to a dentist that doesnt reccomend Trident HFRN Aug 2015 #67
Not only did he leave it in the worst shape, he started his Ilsa Aug 2015 #69
if Jeb is the nominee, I hope to see this statistic in ads ericson00 Aug 2015 #70
And there's this... IHateTheGOP Aug 2015 #72
In many ways Dubya was as bad as our WWII Nazi oponents. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #101
I've been saying that Bush/Cheney are among the biggest war criminals of the past century. bulloney Aug 2015 #117
Ronald Reagan. LWolf Aug 2015 #73
I wonder who the 1.8% were Doctor_J Aug 2015 #75
Professors at Liberty University? Nevernose Aug 2015 #86
I didn't know Americans for Prosperity employed any historians. tclambert Aug 2015 #77
Rufus Shinra? Puzzledtraveller Aug 2015 #78
Hard to imagine it could be seen any other way. He failed at everything there is possible to fail at stevenleser Aug 2015 #79
Saying that the illegitimate George W. Bush was the worst President is overrating him, Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #80
Nailed it, Uncle Joe! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #102
"shit for brains"..... Historic NY Aug 2015 #81
Duhhh! denvine Aug 2015 #82
Eh. Still gotta go with Buchanan (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #83
W beat Buchannan? That is impressive Gothmog Aug 2015 #84
On a related note, Roberts may beat Taney. Feeling the Bern Aug 2015 #105
Clarence Thomas is one of the five worst justices of history Gothmog Aug 2015 #122
I think TheFarseer Aug 2015 #85
"the biggest waste of space to occupy 1600 Pennsylvania." Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #88
k&r... spanone Aug 2015 #98
I am seriously disappointed that this thread doesn't have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #103
And guess who gave us the worst President in our history?! DrBulldog Aug 2015 #106
Yup. They said, "Stop counting the votes, we have our man." Enthusiast Aug 2015 #108
I didn't need to wait for anybody else's verdict. Hissyspit Aug 2015 #109
Well DUHHH!! We knew that 6 months into his pResidency. *SOME* of us knew he was going to be Ghost in the Machine Aug 2015 #113
Sorry folks. I despite Bush as much as many here two presidents should have gotten that spot PFunk1 Aug 2015 #120
I don't know Bradical79 Aug 2015 #130
Bush was actually not a terrible president thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #121
FWIW, the most recent survey of scholars (yours is from 2008) in 2015 is GWB 35th, Buchanan last muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #124
What's interesting to me ... lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #138
Yeah, it doesn't necessarily mean they were worse as people muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #139
He's the reason I joined DU. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #129
So, Millard Fillmore is now officially in 2nd place. -none Aug 2015 #131
I think he was a rotten and criminal president... LeftishBrit Aug 2015 #132
I didn't know that Fillmore ran as a far-right Know Nothing. You learn something new every day. pampango Aug 2015 #144
KnR chknltl Aug 2015 #136
Mission Accomplished! Rex Aug 2015 #140
As if there was ever any doubt. n/t Daniel537 Aug 2015 #141
To me it was/is W sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #142
W by a mile. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #145
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