Was George W. Bush's presidency a success or failure?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Now that they see how bad it could be.... Thank you Obamer you are making people realize GWB was not that bad.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/24/cnn-poll-how-will-history-remember-george-w-bush/

Washington (CNN) - Was George W. Bush's presidency a success or failure?

A new national poll suggests it depends on who's answering the question.

A CNN/ORC International survey indicates wide partisan and generational divides when it comes to rating Bush's years in the White House. And according to the poll, released Wednesday on the eve of the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, views of his presidency among all Americans are starting to improve.

"It's likely that time will only improve his standing in the public's eye," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Although a majority of Americans still call him a failed president, the number who believe that 43rd president was a failure has dropped significantly since he left office."

Fifty-five percent of those questioned say Bush's presidency was a failure, down 13 percentage points since a CNN poll conducted in January, 2009, during his final days in office. Forty-two percent now say Bush's presidency was a success, up 11 points from when he left the White House.

When it comes to Bush, Democrats and Republicans still don't see eye to eye. Eight in ten Republicans now say that Bush's eight years in office were a success, but that number drops to 43% among independents. Only 13% of Democrats agree, with nearly nine in ten Democrats saying the Bush presidency was a failure.

"There is a big generation gap as well, with most senior citizens giving Bush's years in office positive reviews, but two-thirds of younger Americans say he was a failed president," adds Holland.

The survey also points to a geographical divide, with those living in urban areas giving Bush a thumbs down, and suburbanites and rural Americans divided.

The George W. Bush Presidential Center includes a library, museum, and a public policy center. America's 43rd president will be joined at the dedication ceremony by President Barack Obama, and former presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

Bush's second term was one of the most unpopular in modern times. His approval rating stood at 31% in a CNN poll conducted at the time he left office and it was at 33% in an ABC News/Washington Post survey. The post-presidency uptick for Bush's numbers seen in the CNN poll is also registering in an ABC News/Washington Post survey on Bush's approval rating, which now stands at 47%.

The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International from April 5-7, with 1,012 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.

[decocker 7,198]

wow.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Time heals all wounds.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You mean, whoever replaces Obama will suck at the job even worse, so history will treat Obama kindly?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

You mean, whoever replaces Obama will suck at the job even worse, so history will treat Obama kindly?

Well I think a little bit of Reagan being so popular was that Carter sucked sooooooooooo bad.

History will never treat Obama bad. He is annotated.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Well I think a little bit of Reagan being so popular was that Carter sucked sooooooooooo bad.

History will never treat Obama bad. He is annotated.

Carter was the most intelligent man ever to occupy the white house. Perhaps he has just gone unappreciated.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Carter was the most intelligent man ever to occupy the white house. Perhaps he has just gone unappreciated.

But intelligence doesn't necessarily make one a good leader.

[decocker 7,198]

Carter was the most intelligent man ever to occupy the white house. Perhaps he has just gone unappreciated.

carter is a very intelligent man to this day. not unappreciated by everyone..

[Darnell 8,479]

History will never treat Obama bad. He is annotated.

Annotated? That's just funny.

[Karee 4,191]

I can't think of anything good Bush did. So I'd have to say failure. At least Obama has shown some pretty good sense concerning foreign policy. Both of them are failures domestically IMO.

ETA: Plus he's jacking up all the traffic for his library opening here in Dallas for the next day or so. Pretty ironic for someone I suspect has reading issues.

Edited April 25, 2013 by Karee

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I can't think of anything good Bush did. So I'd have to say failure. At least Obama has shown some pretty good sense concerning foreign policy. Both of them are failures domestically IMO.

ETA: Plus he's jacking up all the traffic for his library opening here in Dallas for the next day or so. Pretty ironic for someone I suspect has reading issues.

You forget he graduated from Yale and got an MBA from Harvard. Hardly something an idiot could accomplish.

He was also a trained fighter pilot.

[Karee 4,191]

You forget he graduated from Yale and got an MBA from Harvard. Hardly something an idiot could accomplish.

He was also a trained fighter pilot.

Yeah when people throw out Obama's great education, I just tell them look at Bush's. That shows what a degree from those places are worth. I'd give the credit for the pilot thing to the air force. Degrees only mean you can be trained. Doesn't make you a good leader.

[james&olya 1,121]

You mean, whoever replaces Obama will suck at the job even worse, so history will treat Obama kindly?

[GandD 5,966]

Annotated? That's just funny.

I thought the same. Sorry nature boy, couldn't help but giggle

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Yeah when people throw out Obama's great education, I just tell them look at Bush's. That shows what a degree from those places are worth. I'd give the credit for the pilot thing to the air force. Degrees only mean you can be trained. Doesn't make you a good leader.

I don't care how you are you don' tcare a high performance jet up solo unless you have some thing going on.

I thought the same. Sorry nature boy, couldn't help but giggle

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