Sitting here after a long vacation watching The Presidents on the History Channel on, yes, Presidents day. Ha. It’s really well done and an interesting angle on the history of this country. Or maybe I’m still on vacation and just need something mindless to watch while folding laundry.

Anyway, made me think about the so called rankings of best Presidents to the worst Presidents. Summarized nicely here it’s interesting to consider the role a President plays and how history will remember them. The best ranked Presidents (Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt) happen to be in office at times of intense significant positive change and/or generally good times (Truman, Reagan, Jefferson). I hope Obama has such a legacy. That would be awesome.