April 28, 2007

GRADING PRESIDENTS: Lincoln is tops, Bushes rank near bottom in poll of students

According to a recent poll, students at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan have been debating which Presidents have been good and bad. Students ranked Bill Clinton ahead of Ronald Reagan and Gerald R. Ford, but behind Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Of the 640 students polled, 68 percent said Clinton was among the very best, while 4 percent said he was terrible. President George W. Bush was ranked terrible by 59 percent. "I can't find a job to save my soul," said Cassandra Marbury, 23, a WSU psychology sophomore. "And my husband's second tour of duty in Iraq just got extended by four months." WSU senior Mitchell Owens, 21, rated Lincoln as one of the best presidents. "He made decisions based on what was best for the country."

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