Every few years, a group of scholarly individuals get together and decide they should spend their time ranking the presidents of the United States (as opposed to making me breakfast - will they ever learn?). Typically, the rankings that are taken most seriously are those which only have “knowledgeable” individuals contributing - chiefly college professors of history and political science.
One of the recent polls of these kind, a 2005 study by The Wall Street Journal, provides insight to the historical success and failure of our past leaders.
Perhaps some of these results surprise you, likely not. What will probably surprise you most is how few of these people you actually remember from high school history. (”Lincoln wasn’t the only president in the 1800s?!”) Any thoughts on where our current commander in chief will end up when all is said and done?
As for me, I’ve been rooting for Millard Fillmore for years, but he just can’t seem to get it going in the rankings.
“In retrospect, Fugitive Slave Law = bad idea”
So find your favorite Prez and enjoy. And for a little humor, take a peek at this list of the Top Ten Signs your Presidential Candidate is Under-Qualified.
