President Bush is the most unpopular president

President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern polling history. But history's verdict on the beleaguered chief executive — that's still up for grabs. To that end, two of the president's staunchest defenders appeared on talk shows Sunday (Dec, 28/08) to engage in some last-minute spin. Pointing to what she deemed accomplishments in foreign aid and the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice said, "I think generations pretty soon are going to start to thank this president for what he's done." Meanwhile, Laura Bush cited the toppling of Saddam Hussein and the overthrow of the Taliban. Both women dismissed the notion that Bush's presidency has been one of the worst in history. "I know it's not, and so I don't really feel like I need to respond to people that view it that way," said Mrs. Bush.