Is George Bush the worst president in American history?

Question

But how do you judge? Is he the most morally disgusting? The worst mangler of the English language?

Answer 1

Nope, Jimmy "the failure" Carter will always hold that title.

Answer 2

It's unfair to say Bush is the worst president in American history. He is certainly not the best, but you cannot judge him so harshly by the war -- which is how most people judge him.

I'm under the impression that many Americans against Bush are actually quite misinformed about how the war actually came about. Many mistakes from many institutions contributed to this problem. I also sincerely believe that the American president has done his best with the information he has been given and what he thought would be a good step forward.

However.

George W. Bush has been misguided in many areas by his own bias. He has resorted to polite small talk instead of facing the facts many times over. His strength has been greatly diminished because, as we all know, his time as president is coming to an end. His presidency was tarnished by a war on a construct, not something concrete. (And the whole thing with the Dixie Chicks can't help him either)

It'd be prudent to say that more goes on in the White House than the average American is aware of.

In the end, what I have to say is that most Americans are influenced by what they see in the media, and the media is biased. Many people...when presented with the facts (all of them)....would be too overwhelmed to make a good decision.

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p.s. I'm a devoted Democrat. I did not vote for George W. Bush. I did not support the war, such as it was. I do not judge by scraps of information alone.

Answer 3

No way, the place do you get your training? speaking from a IQ attitude, GW Bush had a intense IQ. so some distance as being the worst President ever, no, i'd say that via fact the seventeenth President, Andrew Johnson replace into impeached via the domicile of Representatives in 1868 for violation of the Tenure in place of work Act of 1867 that he ranks up there as between the worst US Presidents in history.

Answer 4

Neither of those will get you the worst president award. Generally you don't have a whole lot of morals to start with if you are a politician.

What you are looking for is the President who has done the most damage to the country. Bush is right up there on that point, but there are other contenders. Warren Harding for example ran the most corrupt administration. Herbert Hoover presided over the worst Depression in history.

My candidate for the honors however would be John F Kennedy, who was only saved from the distinction by an assisin.

Let me list the qualifiations:

He had a sex drive that made Clinton look like a saint. Remember Marylin Monroe singing happy birthday to him?

Oh, and speaking of mangling, he was the guy who stood at the Berlin wall and declaired "I am a jelly donught" in German.

He was in charge of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

He brought us to the brink of nuclear war with Russia. BTW, we blinked not them. That whole bit was to get us to remove stratigic missles from Turkey. It worked. It was covered up.

And he, not Johnson, got us involved in Vietnam. Frankly the rest of the nomenees mentioned are pikers compared to him. I dread what the record would have been had he lasted 4 years.

-Dio

Answer 5

No, not even the worst of the past century. I don't think you can judge his morals, because you cannot really say he's done anything morally reproachable (unlike, say, his predecessor).

But he must be, by far, the worst mangler of the English language ever to have been president. Bar none!

Answer 6

No, he has not been the worst.
Harding, Coolidge, Carter, Grant...now THOSE were some bad presidents.
And if you want to talk about "morals", shall we bring up presidents who had even WORSE morals?
Don't be ridiculous. History will view President Bush much differently.

As a sidenote, people blamed the Great Depression on Hoover, hence the term "Hooverville." Now, anyone who has done a study of history realizes that because he had only been in office a few months before October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday) hit, it wasn't his fault, but the fault of the administrations prior (Harding and Coolidge).
The mess that we're in now is not the result of ONE man, but of ALL of our administrations in the last eighty years, if not more. If one really looks at history objectively, they would see how each event since before the Great Depression has led to where we are now.

Answer 7

This question can't be answered considering his presidency is not a part of history. It is a part of the present. History is something that can't be determined until the future. So maybe 20 to 30 years from now when we are able to tell just how much of a negative/positive effect his presidency had on this country and the world, this question will be legitimate.

Answer 8

You know, usually we let history judge our presidents after they have left office. And today, most people think Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents ever, but I can tell you he was not very popular throughout most of his presidency. I am not suggesting George Bush is Abraham Lincoln, but I am suggesting that things look different when viewed through a historical vs. a contemporary lens. Everyone hated Herbert Hoover and blamed him for the Great Depression, when in truth it wasn't his fault. Hate George Bush if you want to, but can we save the historical conclusions for a while?

Answer 9

This all depends on what you you would consider worse!
People can answer wiith any president here are a few examples :
Geogre Bush jr.'s administration can be seen as a failure due to its inability to "win" the Iraq/Afghan war and his inability to capture Ossama Bin Laden.
William Clinton can be seen as a failure not for his policies as much as his actions for example accusations of cheating on his wife.
Richard Nixon's humiliation can be answered in two words "Watergate Scandal"
Abraham Lincon can also be seen as a failure (I personnaly think he was one of the greatest) but some see his policy on making blacks and whites equal as the worst thing that could have been done!
See this answer is a matter of opinion!

Answer 10

No. It was Hoover that screwed everybody in the Depression. You know why those little villages people suffering from the depression made were called "Hoovervilles"? well, lucky you, I got something off the internet so you can learn a little.
These villages were often formed in unpleasant neighborhoods or desolate areas and consisted of dozens or hundreds of shacks and tents that were temporary residences of those left unemployed and homeless by the Depression. People slept in anything from open piano crates to the ground. The government did not officially recognize these Hoovervilles and occasionally removed the occupants for technically trespassing on private lands.
Hoover just thought the Depression would work itself out. boy was he wrong.

Answer 11

First, he did not win the 2000 election. Most who have done their homework recognize that this election was rigged. He has allowed a horrible, illegal war to continue and in doing so, he has turned former allies against the US. Our troops are not given the necessary equipment to keep them safe. He's not providing for them once they get home. He has allowed billions of $$ to be lost (it IS his responsibility!) in Iraq. He is ignorant of world history and foreign policy. He allows his VP to call the shots. He will not admit his mistakes even though many of his military advisors have resigned. He has great difficulty speaking a coherent sentence. Although I know my grammar isn't perfect, I'm not the president, standing up in front of the world representing the US. He is ignorant and an embarrassment to our country.