For the fifth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute has released a survey of expert opinions on US presidents. And George W Bush, ranking 39th out of 44 presidents, is a new inclusion to the list's dreaded 'Bottom Five' of worst presidents ever. He scored particularly poorly with the 238 historians in 1) handling the economy, 2) communication, 3) ability to compromise, 4) foreign policy accomplishments and 5) intelligence.
The debate about a building a mosque near the Ground Zero site where the twin towers of the World Trade Centre collapsed after the 9/11 bombing has been raging for several months.