Pew Poll: "Incompetent" Word Most Associated With Bush

Via Think Progress, a new Pew Poll finds that only 11% of respondents say "Bush will be remembered as an outstanding or above average president" -- "by far the lowest positive end-of-term rating for any of the past four presidents." Moreover, when asked to describe Bush in a word, a majority of those polled chose "incompetent."

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[Allablaze]

No surprise. Bush has always been intellectually lazy. He had achieved no real personal accomplishments, instead he relied on the family name and influence to get through life.

George W. Bush embodied the term "empty suit".

[rich misty]

Republicans think Herbert Hoover was one of their best Presidents

[rabiddog6708]

I didn't see criminal on the list....dishonest was as close as they came.

[clamperken]

Grifter comes to mind for me. The enormous con game bush and co. have ran on the American people is nothing less then treason.

[FaceYourFears]

Incompetent is too nice of a word.

[hortonhearsawho2]

if he can attain such a status that would be progress for him...

[Toonadude]

Bush has responded.
He said he has never been incompetent ---- noting that he has never even purchased let alone worn a Depends.

[MIVOTE]

Zero said he's Christian? Wow Wonder if he knows G.o.D. stopped talking to him?

[RTIII]

This is a fraud: you don't find out what the people's "most appropriate word" is for anyone by presenting a list - you do it by asking them for that one word and then tallying up the results...
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[RTIII]

The two most appropriate picks weren't on the list. HufPo won't let me post them. Lets just say, they're not offensive words and they are the diametrically opposite of two words that did make the list.
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[Rule Of Law]

Incompetent???

You're joking, right?

How about Machievellian, premeditated, devious, deceitful, diabolical, greedy, rapacious, bloodthirsty, brutal, cowardly and a liar?

They had a plan going in. They ran it to perfection. We are paying trillions to his supporters and ultimate masters--Wall Street--and will be paying for generations. Masterful. Brilliant. Inspired. Evil!

[uvymopkq]

When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession, Democrats want to raise taxes.

[gladys46]

"A mild recession" .... okay read my lips or hips or whatever pappy said ... When there was a "surplus" reThugs certainly didn't know what to do with it !!!

I cannot wait to have a working, knowledgeable, on hands president ... please come quickly Jan 20th!!!

[joshuahmcdonald]

When our infrastructure is not in ruin and our children are not starving and our healthcare and educations systems actually work then Democrats will no longer have a need to raise taxes. Until then, your arguments are irrelevant.

[Ladyrantsalot]

Reagan=huge deficits; Bush I = huge deficits; Bush II= huge deficits. All three = financial implosion; recession; depression; debt. They are Hoover-warmed-over failures.

[breakfast]

So, you prefer to borrow and spend rather than to tax and spend.

Debt service (interest payments to you) is the second or third largest category of spending in the budget and will soon, at the present rate, be the biggest.

I would prefer massive cuts in the defense budget and corporate welfare, but in any case, if we are going to spend the money we should raise taxes to pay for the spending, rather than bankrupting the country by wildly expanding debt and destroying the value of the dollar.

[Kiba]

But now the American taxpayers are on the hook for several trillions more than we would have been with a progressive tax system, proper regulation of markets, and sensible spending to support our economic ability. Thanks, Republicans!

[motherforpeace]

Where were DANGEROUS and INHUMANE?

[TheHandyman]

Just saw a you tube clip of Robin Williams in England. He calls the Bush era the Reign of Error. The words unconscious and oblivious also come to mind!

[Mjlew]

part of the deal that got Obama elected is a desire to have the crimes against humanity and war crimes that W's admin committed to be investigated, charged and brought to trial. for the world to see. Not just to make some on the left happy. We have to show the world that were wrong to allow W to do what he has done and he will be held accountable.

If there is a GOD then George W Bush will be the 1st President to go to jail for crimes committed while in office.

[Peace15Progress]

I guess "dumber than dogshit" is three words. Dang it!