Is Bush the Worst President Ever?

With election day right around the corner I think it's important to reflect back on the last eight years so that we can successfuly move forward. So to help me do that I've dipped into the archives to bring back an article that I wrote previously about the Bush administration. It was on February 23rd, 2006 that I published a post entitled "Bushwhacked" that listed some of the 'highlights' from the Bush Administration to date. Here is some of what I wrote:

"Shadily becomes President despite losing the popular vote after the hanging chad fiscal in Florida. A state governed by his brother Jeb by the way.


9/11 attacks occur under his watch and after getting informed of the attacks does nothing for ten minutes while continuing to read to first graders in Florida.


Goes after Saddam Hussein just to one up his dad who was never able to get him out of power during the Gulf War.


Congress and the public are deceived to believe that Saddam Hussein has access to WMD's.


Claims victory in Iraq on board an aircraft carrier. Death toll has steadily climbed ever since.


Abu Ghraib prison scandal with allegations of abuse towards detainees including desecration of the Koran.


Thousands of detainees held in Guantanamo Bay prison with more allegations of mistreatment.


Reports of secret CIA prisons throughout Europe.


The horrible national response to Katrina where thousands were left for dead in New Orleans.


Bush himself admitting that he invaded Iraq because God told him to. Keep in mind that people who usually hold conversations with God are locked away in mental institutions and yet Bush is still the President.


And now as Iraq is about to plummet into a Civil War word comes out that he didn't even know about the deal that would give up control of six major U.S. ports (including New York, Baltimore, Miami and New Orleans) to an Middle Eastern firm until after it was finalized. Could someone please explain to me how this man is still the President of the United States?"


I've been thinking about this post lately as I get ready to cast my vote because I think that it's obvious that change is needed in this country. Just think about all of those things that I mentioned a few years ago and then go ahead and add the recession that we're about to enter into on top of all those other things. It truly is amazing that we could go from a hegemony, a true world power, with an economic surplus, to a country that's in a recession, fighting a war in Iraq that we can't win, all the while losing our place as a World Leader.


Maybe there have been Presidents who have been worse but I think you would be hard pressed to find one that has done this much damage in such a short period of time. My only hope at this point is that Bush doesn't get inspired by NYC Mayor Bloomberg and try to change the term limits to three terms.