WORSE THAN JAMES BUCHANAN? Will George W. Bush be remembered as the worst president in American history? Given the competition, that would be quite an accomplishment. But, according to Richard Reeves, historians of both the left and the right are starting to seriously consider the possibility.

UPDATE: Apparently, historians aren't the only ones who are down on the president these days. "Political Wire received an early copy of a new Time magazine poll that finds President Bush's approval rating at 41% with 53% disapproving," says PW's Taegan Goddard, who adds that, "Of those who disapprove, 76% say they're unlikely to change their minds about the president's performance in the future."