Seven presidents nobody remembers (Mental Floss/CNN) {Oh, if only...}

[eppur_se_muova]

If only Bu**sh** were the forgettable nobody he deserves to be, and not a disaster we can never afford to forget ... read the list, for a small chuckle break amidst the despair.

By Christopher Connolly

Mental Floss

(Mental Floss) -- We don't recall ever seeing them on our coins, stamps, or monuments, but we're told the following seven men were once president of the United States. Go figure!

Herbert Hoover (President #31, 1929--1933)

Martin Van Buren (President #8, 1837--1841)

Warren Harding (President #29, 1921--1923)
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/09/28/forgotten.presidents/index.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Sadly, Bush* will be infamous for centuries to come...

(assuming the US survives that long, which is certainly not a given, thanks to GWB and his cronies)

[grasswire]

2. Mental Floss is the coolest magazine!

I keep it in the bathroom for the teenagers to read. It's extremely educational.

[rox63]

3. It's a great magazine for information junkies like me n/t

[LizW]

5. I've met the guy who started Mental Floss

He graduated from the high school my son goes to. He's a bright and interesting young man. I love the magazine.

[Rageneau]

4. Republican presidents are mostly forgettable.

In fact, the only GOP presidents that have positive legacies are the ones who were the most like Democrats, e.g., Lincoln, TR, Ike.

[hootinholler]

6. Hoover? Forgotten?

Oh, yeah, that's how we ended up rolling back the stuff FDR put in place to fix Hoover's policies.

-Hoot

[eppur_se_muova]

7. I thought the name "Hooverville" would live in eternity. nt