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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (7313)10/18/2006 10:13:27 PM
From: Peter Dierks   of 224724
 
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Most such scholarly polls have a strong liberal bias, reflecting academia's far-left tilt.
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Mr. Bush's rating thus reflects the same sharp partisan divide that gave him a shade under 51% of the popular
vote last year. GOP-leaning scholars rated Mr. Bush the 6th-best president of all time, while Democratic ones
rated him No. 35, or 6th-worst. Even Bill Clinton--13th among Democrats, 34th among Republicans--isn't as
controversial.
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One thing that is sure to prove irrelevant to Mr. Bush's legacy is the intensity of today's Angry Left. FDR faced
an Angry Right in his day, but Republicans in the survey rank him the 5th-best president. Even Ronald
Reagan, out of office less than two decades, ranks a respectable 14th among Democrats. Mr. Bush is a
polarizing figure today, but if his policies prove successful over time, even his detractors will grudgingly come
around.
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17 James Madison           3.07
18 Lyndon Johnson          3.05 
19 George W. Bush          3.01 
20 William Taft            2.97 
21 George H.W. Bush        2.95 
22 Bill Clinton            2.93
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