Happy President's day Dubya - (amazingly) you're NOT the worst President ever?!?

Okay, we all know that George W. Bush is the worst POTUS in our lifetime. However, C-SPAN's yearly survey of historians puts him at only the 7th worst on their list of all former US presidents.

The honor of worst American president ever this President’s Day goes to James Buchanan, who directly preceded Abraham Lincoln as president and who is largely blamed for not doing enough to prevent the Civil War.

Among the top presidents are Lincoln, Washington, F.D.R., Kennedy, and for some reason Reagan at number 10... Come on, Reagan is a top 10 POTUS? Apparently history has been pretty kind to old Ronnie if my recollection of the economy in the 80s is in any way accurate. I guess his perceived role in ending the Cold War went a long way to help his image.

The survey took into account such factors as public persuasion, economic management, and international relations, so it's easy to see why Dubya did so poorly. Below is a look at how Bush Jr. ranked in each category.



Overall, the list seems pretty accurate, but I'm no presidential historian. With some of the rankings it does make me wonder how history will judge Dubya over time. Maybe he's right, and eventually he will be vindicated....NAH!

Losers don't get to control things

So I am sick of the Republicans complaining that Obama is doing a bad job. HELLO!!!! He's keeping his campaign promises - you know, those things we elected him to do. Here's the thing, Obama TRIED to reach across the aisle and work with the Republicans and when they tried to FORCE him and the other Democrats to keep doing things the same old way, especially with the stimulus package, they found out Obama really does have a backbone. This upset them - they've had things their way for sooooo fucking long, they've forgotten how to play nice. They've had their way basically since the Reagan era because even when Clinton was President, the Reps had control of Congress so the Dems didn't get most of what they wanted. So for over 20 years, the Republicans have either had complete control or enough of a majority to force the Democrats into making major concessions.

Well now the shoe is on the other foot and guess what? THEY DON'T LIKE IT!

Know what? I DON'T FUCKING CARE!

As my friend complainotron so eloquently put it, they need to suck it and get over it - THEY LOST!

People I know around here in Central Alabama except for the hardcore Republicans, which are fewer than you might think, are SICK of all the finger pointing and whining and posturing coming out of the Republican party. A lot are pissed off about what Rush said about wanting Obama to fail - pointing out that that's not being a good American. These aren't the Democrats, mind you. These are a lot of the Republicans I know. I've only heard one person defend Rush's comments and he's a 19 year old redneck so who the fuck cares.

And John McCain - retire already. Go plant Cacti in the Arizona desert and retire. You lost - stop acting like a petulant child. How many times does it take the American public NOT voting for you for you to get the message? You're bitching because Obama played the "I won" card? Well he HAD to because you douche bags wouldn't negotiate - you just wanted to pass YOUR version of the stimulus package, which is almost all tax cuts. Dude - if people had wanted to do things the same old way, they would've voted for your ass.

So suck it up and realize that unless you want to go down as the most selfish, self-centered, hateful group of politicians in history - you need to play ball with us. It's our court now.

Eligibility Quiz

For all those who want to limit immigration, let's do that. But let's do it with a different set of criteria other than the country of origin. Let's issue an exam. But to be fair, first let's issue it to current residents - all of us. Citizens, Legal Immigrants and Illegal Immigrants.

Question One: Who is the one true God? If they have an actual answer for that, they're automatically banned

Question Two: How old is this planet? Anything less than "at least millions" - automatic ban

Question Three: How many children do you want? Anything other than a reasonable amount, say more than 4 - possible ban. If ANY mention of god, religion or 'destiny' - instant ban.

Question Four: Why do people have sex? If the answer is "Sex is for reproductive purposes only." - Instant ban.

Question Five: What is the best means of contraceptive? If the answer is 'abstinence only' or 'contraception is a form of abortion' or 'contraception should be illegal' - BANNED.