I recall that whenever I would comment that Bush was likely one of the worst US presidents ever, my old buddy Tex would scoff at my myopia; my woefully naive and short-sighted view of US history.
C-Span recently commissioned a poll of 65 historians where they ranked the presidents. Bush came in 36th out of 42. Lincoln was #1.
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705285410,00.html
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Rated worst overall were James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, William Henry Harrison and Warren G. Harding.
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Here are the top ten:
