Well, duh

Bill Clinton's presidency saw low unemployment, economic growth for more than just the rich, progress on cleaning up the environment and good international relations, and he left the country with a record budget surplus, so this really isn't fair.

In a new poll comparing President Bush's job performance with that of his predecessor, a strong majority of respondents said President Clinton outperformed Bush on a host of issues.

Respondents favored Clinton by greater than 2-to-1 margins when asked who did a better job at handling the economy (63 percent Clinton, 26 percent Bush) and solving the problems of ordinary Americans (62 percent Clinton, 25 percent Bush).

On foreign affairs, the margin was 56 percent to 32 percent in Clinton's favor; on taxes, it was 51 percent to 35 percent for Clinton; and on handling natural disasters, it was 51 percent to 30 percent, also favoring Clinton.

Want a horse race? Compare Bush to Nixon. If Bush's 29 percent approval rating is any indication, that contest would come down to the wire.