GW Bush is 4th worst ever... really? I’d like to see your bottom 5 to see how well you’ve thought about this.
There are a lot of ways to look at the ‘worst president.’ I guess my thinking was based on how sustainable the country is after their presidency. What I mean is: will the spirit of the founding (small government, more liberty, Christian heritage) be able to continue on the same trajectory? Obama has successfully finished off a progressive revolution that has permanently ended the spirit of the founding, but Bush established the framework that Obama is using.
Carter tried to do what Obama has done, Bush Sr ended Reagan’s revolution, Clinton forever ended presidential integrity, and Bush Jr gave us DHS, TSA, Karl Rove, Compassionate Conservatism, John Roberts, and rising debt, but his biggest mistake is getting us into two wars we weren’t philosophically equipped to win.