tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post415539902253296699..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Statistical PresidencyAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-72417110363700374052013-01-26T17:44:13.162-05:002013-01-26T17:44:13.162-05:00I think Nate just thought it would be fun. He'...I think Nate just thought it would be fun. He's hard up for things to do these days. And Lord knows it's click bait.<br /><br />I meant Bush 43 - all of the Presidents elected twice were given very high rankings, outside of Nixon (29th) and Bush. Bush ranked 38th, below a lot of people who weren't just negligible but in some cases mostly incompetent. He was considered roughly equal to someone who died immediately after taking office.<br /><br />It does seem probable that not enough time has passed for historians to really judge Bush with any fairness.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-75671565998922330222013-01-26T08:43:15.651-05:002013-01-26T08:43:15.651-05:00Nate's statistical analysis is great, but he v...Nate's statistical analysis is great, but he venturing into dangerous waters here. The problem is he comes from the sports background which has evolved into always wanting to be the first to say something. It is way too early to evaluate a sitting president and as you pointed out, these opinions are fluid. But I guess he needs something to fill his time until 2016 when he gets the spotlight back. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680174513083261237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-2403724380392714222013-01-25T00:29:43.515-05:002013-01-25T00:29:43.515-05:00Way too soon for the last 4 presidents, though I&#...Way too soon for the last 4 presidents, though I'm pretty sure no liberals will like either Bush, or not really like Clinton and Obama. Maybe in 100 years, passions will have cooled. I suspect not, though.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com