Modern President Popularity Announced

A new Gallup poll announced the popularity of the previous nine presidents this nation has had. Kennedy ranked first with an 85 percent retrospective approval rating. Ronald Reagan came in second with 74 percent, with Bill Clinton rounding out the top three. Carter was third in the last poll, but is now sixth, possibly due to his criticism of George W. Bush and the Iraq War. Richard Nixon came in last with George W. Bush just ahead of him; making them the only two of the presidents with a retrospective approval rating less than 50 percent. It's still early to tell with Bush, however, since his approval rating is actually on the rise since he left office. The poll actually indicated that most of the presidents approval rating has gotten better over time, a sign that people seem to look back on past events with a more positive light than they may have looked at it during the present. That's true with nearly all events in our lives; we tend to remember the good things in life and downplay the bad things as they get further and further away from us. I found this poll pretty interesting, although nothing really surprised me in the results.

Kennedy remains most popular modern president

Palin Gets Back At Bush

On Monday former First Lady Barbara Bush said that she hopes Sarah Palin stays in Alaska. Palin responded back to this today by calling the Bushes "blue-bloods who want to pick and choose their winners instead of allowing competition." She also stated Republican party leaders are "ignoring the will of the people." Sarah Palin is really going too far. She's clearly too immature to handle politics and would undoubtedly mess up this country if she got any real national leadership role. Imagine her getting into these kinds of elementary school-esque pouts with a world leader? Like them or not, the Bush family has actually accomplished things on a national level, something Palin is yet to do. And she has said before that she could beat Obama if she went up against him in 2012. She has no right to insult people who are doing their jobs instead of getting into petty arguments with everyone they disagree with like she is. If she's too immature to handle any criticism whatsoever, she definitely isn't fit for president. Palin has shown time and time again that she thinks of politics as more of a high school popularity contest than anything else, and that's certainly not the makings of a good leader.

Palin hits back at Barbara Bush