Bush’s legacy.
In a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, respondents were asked to volunteer their assessments of how Bush would be remembered after he leaves office. The most frequent response, from 56 people, was ‘incompetent,’ followed by ‘idiot,’ ‘arrogant,’ ‘ignorant,’ ’stupid,’ and so on. Nine people volunteered a three-letter synonym for donkey.There were some kinder sentiments as well, including ‘honest,’ ‘honorable,’ and ‘dedicated.’ The number of participants who called Bush a ‘liar’ also dropped from 18 in 2004 to just 4 this time around.
Overall, though, the Pew poll underscored the depth of public disdain for Bush, who now ranks as the most consistently unpopular president since the advent of modern political polling.
