by Michael Harkins

Created on: January 20, 2009

GEORGE W. BUSH THE WORST PRESIDENT? FAR FROM IT!

George W. Bush has now left the White House and is now enjoying his retirement. The American far political left has lost their punching bag. Many in that crowd have labeled Bush 'the worst president ever.' This is another of a series of their knee-jerk reactions. If these hard core liberals could get past their public school educations and read a little history they would find

there have been far worse presidents who have left the country in worse shape than when they started. Here is my alphabetical list of the ten presidents who left a legacy far worse than our forty-third chief executive George W. Bush:

James Buchanan supported the states rights for slavery. With his flawed interpretation of the Constitution, he thought the states had a right to secede from the nation, and going to war to stop it was illegal - but did not do a darn thing to prevent it! With a lack of leadership in trying to compromise the differences between the North and South, the southern states began to secede, one by one. The Civil War was unavoidable after his four years in office.

Jimmy Carter's administration is rightly associated with the mismanagement of Iran, the hostage crisis, the "Desert One" debacle, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, not to mention recession, inflation, "malaise" (his own word), disco, rampant promiscuity on Main Street, and drugs in his own tee-totaling White House. Perceived by the world as weak, he thankfully paved the way for Ronald Reagan. By some of his silly statements and showboat actions after his forgettable four year term, Carter is probably the worst former president we have ever had.

Ulysses Grant's administration is remembered by several scandals that he managed badly. There was an attempt to corner the gold market, missing money and bribes. Although Grant never profited from any of the crimes, he hardly acted against the criminals, and went as far as criticizing those who spoke against them. He hired friends and political contributors rather than looking out for the country's needs. Overshadowed by his popularity as a General, in reality, his presidency was mostly ineffective and achieved little in eight lackluster years.

Warren Harding endured several scandals during his administration, involving bribery, kickbacks and fraud, and they were mainly due to the fact that Harding appointed many of his friends, as well as some political opponents to prominent positions. No evidence exists that the

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