238 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS RANK AND RATE OUR 44 * AMERICAN PRESIDENTS..........

Last week the Siena Institute For Research, at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, released its fifth study since 1982 of our 44 American Presidents in a historical Ranking and Rating Survey by 238 preeminent presidential scholars,of all 44 of the Presidents of the United States in our nation's history. At the top of the 2010 findings : 1.) Franklin D. Rosevelt; 2.) Theodore Roosevelt; 3.) Abraham Lincoln; 4.) George Washington; 5.) Thomas Jefferson;. Down the line somewhat are ranked 15.) President Barack Obama; and 18.) Ronald Reagan;. Ranked by these 238 presidential scholars as the bottom five are : 39.) George W. Bush; 40.)Franklin Pierce; 41.) Warren G. Harding; 42.) James Buchanan; 43.) Andrew Johnson;. The ranking of each President is based on a number of personal attributes such as, ntelligence, integrity, imagination, their background, willingness to take risks, and luck. President Franklin Roosevelt has placed first in all five surveys conducted in 1982; 1990; 1994; 2002; and 2010; for having accomplished the most as President. President Theodore Roosevelt placed second for possessing the right stuff to be a successful President. President Abraham Lincoln is listed third for his proven abilities as President. In the bottom five,President Andrew Johnson, who ranks last of all the Presidents is considered the worst ever for his lack of abilities and accomplishments evidenced by the Jim Crow Reconstruction that took place during his Presidency. President Warren Harding is ranked in the bottom five for the corruption and ineptitude of Teapot Dome during his Presidency. And President George W. Bush, who in 2002, was ranked 23 out of 43 Presidents, is now rated 39th, scoring poorly for his handling of the economy, communication, lacking in his ability to compromise, his foreign affairs accomplishments and intelligence. Oher historically more recent Presidents since World War Two rankings/ratings in the 2010 SRI Survey are : President William J. Clinton, 13.); President George H.W. Bush, 22.); President James E. Carter, 32.); President Gerald R. Ford, 28.); President Richard M. Nixon, 30.); President Lyndon B. Johnson, 16.); President John F. Kennedy, 11.); President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 10.); President Harry S. Ttuman, 9.);. As an avid student of the American Preidency I shall continue to study the current SRI Survey and offer further insights into its findings in the weeks ahead as we historicallly evaluate the record of American Presidents from 1789-2010..........Fr. Troy