Beyond Opinion

A week or two after I complete my series on the "Periodic Presidents", I see confirmation of my periodic theory. President Bush told people in Ohio something like "the economy is turning the corner." That's what Herbert Hoover said! He said something like "prosperity is around the corner". What a poor choice of campaign slogan. That shows two things. First of all, it blatantly says that Bush is in the same category as Hoover as being presidents is concerned. In fact, my Periodic Table has them both in Column 11, the Nero Presidents, along with James Buchanan, the President who saw this nation break in half before his very eyes. Secondly, it shows that Bush may lose the Short Term Economy Lichtman Key 5. The figures all show the economy is getting better, but apparently that's news to the common folk in Ohio. Ohio may be harder hit than some other states, but if this is the case throughout the nation, Bush may very well lose this key. If he loses one more key after that (for example, if things in Iraq and Afghanistan get worse), then Kerry will win. It also shows that the next President may very well be a Crisis President and hence one of the greatest Presidents in American history.