On Sep 5, 2014, mastermindreader wrote:
Hermit-

I agree that his actual historical rating will change over time. Note that even though his aggregate rating is presently 14th, I predicted earlier that he would end up somewhere in the 20s.

But "Carter territory" isn't exactly what the right wing would have you believe. If you look at the aggregate polls of historians, etc. that I linked to above, you'll note that Carter is actually rated as 27th out of 44.

On Sep 5, 2014, mastermindreader wrote:
Whatever. You're obviously, but not suprisingly, out of synch with the actual rankings. In the last ranking polls he was tied with Lyndon Johnson for 14th out of 44 (in the aggregate score of all polls.) By comparison, GW Bush is at 34.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_......d_States

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In 2012, Newsweek magazine asked a panel of historians to rank the ten best presidents since 1900. The results showed that historians had ranked Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama as the best since that year.[20]

A 2013 History News Network poll of 203 American historians, when asked to rate Barack Obama's presidency on an A–F scale, gave him a B- grade. Obama, whom historians graded using 15 separate measures plus an overall grade, was rated most highly in the categories of communication ability, integrity, and crisis management, and most poorly for his relationship with Congress and transparency and accountability.[21]

And Lobo, that middle third you speak of contains the same people that elected the President twice.

On Sep 5, 2014, The Hermit wrote:
I lived through Carter. He was a stumbling clusterf@@k without a vision that could be articulated. Rankings will always change over time. To say that Carter was better than George W. is a little hard to swallow. Depends on ranking criteria. A President should inspire and lead with a vision - what all good CEOs do. Reagan had that and was an incredible counterpoint to Carter in that regard. Obama does not have an articulate vision or one he doesn't want to articulate. Teddy had one, Franklin had one. Some driven by necessity, some by ideas of making things better. Like they say 'Some people become president to be somebody, some become president to do something'. Obama seems to be in the 'be somebody' club. If we look at standard of living and how people feel about our country presently, then Obama is losing. The US is the strongest country in the world militarily and will remain that way for a long time. We control the air and sea. We are not behind in the things that count. Everyone else in the world knows that. Obama and almost no President will change that. However, how the country feels about itself and where we are going does reside at the President's door. According to all the polls, he's losing on that too.

On Sep 5, 2014, acesover wrote:

I am perfectly in sync. But if you cannot take a little ball busting then you have issues, and a "superiority complex".

On Sep 5, 2014, mastermindreader wrote:

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On Sep 5, 2014, acesover wrote:

I am perfectly in sync. But if you cannot take a little ball busting then you have issues, and a "superiority complex".

Says the guy who regularly preaches to us all.

But when it comes to you, no complex is required.

On Sep 5, 2014, mastermindreader wrote:
Relax- You throw barbs at me and I throw back. We both seem to enjoy it.

So stop preaching to me.

On Sep 5, 2014, acesover wrote:

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On Sep 5, 2014, mastermindreader wrote:
Relax- You throw barbs at me and I throw back. We both seem to enjoy it.

So stop preaching to me.

Ha, ha. I know I enjoy it. Honest we have gone at it hot and heavy...sometimes to much. But believe it or not I respect you and I really like you.

A President should inspire and lead with a vision - what all good CEOs do.

On Sep 5, 2014, Magnus Eisengrim wrote:

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On Sep 5, 2014, The Hermit wrote:
I lived through Carter. He was a stumbling clusterf@@k without a vision that could be articulated. Rankings will always change over time. To say that Carter was better than George W. is a little hard to swallow. Depends on ranking criteria. A President should inspire and lead with a vision - what all good CEOs do. Reagan had that and was an incredible counterpoint to Carter in that regard. Obama does not have an articulate vision or one he doesn't want to articulate. Teddy had one, Franklin had one. Some driven by necessity, some by ideas of making things better. Like they say 'Some people become president to be somebody, some become president to do something'. Obama seems to be in the 'be somebody' club. If we look at standard of living and how people feel about our country presently, then Obama is losing. The US is the strongest country in the world militarily and will remain that way for a long time. We control the air and sea. We are not behind in the things that count. Everyone else in the world knows that. Obama and almost no President will change that. However, how the country feels about itself and where we are going does reside at the President's door. According to all the polls, he's losing on that too.

At least Carter never fabricated evidence to invade an independent nation.

On Sep 5, 2014, RNK wrote:

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On Sep 5, 2014, Magnus Eisengrim wrote:

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On Sep 5, 2014, The Hermit wrote:
I lived through Carter. He was a stumbling clusterf@@k without a vision that could be articulated. Rankings will always change over time. To say that Carter was better than George W. is a little hard to swallow. Depends on ranking criteria. A President should inspire and lead with a vision - what all good CEOs do. Reagan had that and was an incredible counterpoint to Carter in that regard. Obama does not have an articulate vision or one he doesn't want to articulate. Teddy had one, Franklin had one. Some driven by necessity, some by ideas of making things better. Like they say 'Some people become president to be somebody, some become president to do something'. Obama seems to be in the 'be somebody' club. If we look at standard of living and how people feel about our country presently, then Obama is losing. The US is the strongest country in the world militarily and will remain that way for a long time. We control the air and sea. We are not behind in the things that count. Everyone else in the world knows that. Obama and almost no President will change that. However, how the country feels about itself and where we are going does reside at the President's door. According to all the polls, he's losing on that too.

At least Carter never fabricated evidence to invade an independent nation.

True. As Carter really did much of nothing but cause double digit interest raise. And now sympathize with Hamas.

On Sep 5, 2014, RNK wrote:
Carter really did much of nothing but cause double digit interest raise. And now sympathize with Hamas.