Uh, can we have a second opinion on that?

As the stock markets tumble, entire nations (hello there Iceland, how you doing there Pakistan) look at complete financial collapse and the International Monetary Fund issues perhaps the most disturbing statement since the Depression, we surely need a respected figure at the helm of the international ship of state.

From today's New York Times:

"Now, as he spends his last months in office trying to avert a global economic collapse, Mr. Bush has been telling people privately that it’s a good thing he’s in charge."

We assume that is because it was on Mr. Bush's watch that the entire world economic structure has unravelled, that he feels that he can offer the kind of leadership to remove us from the precipitous edge of the ledge we find ourselves on today. (see story here)

Of course, judging by the latest from the world of the opinion poll, his thoughts may not be completely shared by those who live in "one Nation under God, indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all"
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A republic that has placed their current President but one point above Richard Nixon at his Watergate worst and within striking distance of the most troubled days of Harry Truman, a President who at one time was the most unpopular leader ever in the USA.
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Before January comes along we suspect that there may be a new title holder claiming that crown!