GEORGE W. BUSH A VICTIM OF PERSISTENT BLAME GAME AND OTHER ATTACKS BY A HOSTILE WORLDWIDE MEDIA, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICIALS

People obviously have a very short memory. With a klutz like Jimmy Carter as president, I find it difficult to imagine how Americans would view Bush less favorably among the surviving former presidents. However, I am sure that history will deal with Bush far less harshly.

TELL US SOMETHING WE DON’T KNOW! GEORGE W. BUSH VOTED THE MOST UNPOPULAR LIVING FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT
Only 43 percent of Americans said they viewed the former leader ‘favorably’

By Tammy Hughes

Mail Online
June 8, 2012

Maybe it was the war in Iraq, or the global financial crisis or even his dubious grasp of the English language that made President George W. Bush so unpopular.

Whatever the reason it appears that more than half of Americans view former leader 'unfavorably', making him the most disliked living U.S president.

According to a CNN poll released yesterday just 43 per cent of people questioned said they have a good opinion of Bush, while 54 per cent said the opposite.

In contrast two-thirds of Americans said they have a positive view of Bush's predecessor, former President Bill Clinton reports The Huffington Post.

Of the other living former presidents, Jimmy Carter is well-liked by 54 percent of those questioned and Bush's father, George H.W. Bush gets a 59 percent rating.

Bush's meager rating is roughly the same as it was in 2010 which is higher than it was immediately following his tenure in the White House in 2009, when his favorable rating bottomed out in the high 20s.

Strategists say the new ratings could help direct President Barack Obama's campaign before the November election.

Obama has spent last few months blaming Bush for the economic crisis, the soaring federal debt and two unfinished wars.

CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said: 'Don't be surprised if the Obama campaign mentions the name of George W. Bush at every opportunity, and don't be surprised if that strategy works.

'And the mention of Bush's name appears to prompt at least a few people to take a more positive view of their current financial situation.'

The poll also reaffirms the Obama's decision to use Clinton to help campaign for Democrats in tough races around the U.S.