A generational flub, I guess.  This zoomer writer for crackef not aware that, yes, there has since 1941 been a “Pearl Harbor Inside Job” conspiracy theorizing.  I suppose we may split a difference as the bulk of this I pink lol n holds that no, FDR did not do it but he let it happen — as the saying went “Bush Knew” this is a “FDR Knew.” Desperate to bolt our reluctant isolationist country into war, and intercepting the Japanese intelligence, he made something of any value at Pearl Harbor and let the attack do its job.  This Cracked writer does not know about that one?  How is that possible?  It makes more sense than, what I guess, the term “inside job” has come to mean — the whole “government directed it”.

I presume this historian does not hold to that view, though he already has a high view on Biden (and has not read his own poll for W.)

It’s interesting that many of our worst presidents (#44 Buchanan, #29 George W. Bush and #36 Herbert Hoover) were all followed by top 10 presidents (Lincoln, FDR and Obama). As I was filling out C-SPAN’s survey, it occurred to me that this speaks of American resilience. It shows that we have a powerful ability to self-correct. Over our nation’s long and stormy history, we have made some grievous mistakes with some of our leaders. And we have replaced them every time with someone better.
It is early in President Joe Biden’s term, but he appears to fit that pattern. In this regard, our system still works.

29 is right about near center, but I guess he is figuring ” worst” from the pre Trump assessment or his own.  And there is also that thought that maybe if that historian thought “Pearl Harbor was an inside job” had validity in terms of “FDR knew”, that might not necessarily hobble a positive view on him.  Cunningly and crafty, right?

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