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When I read recently that historians had updated their ranking of ">
Over Easy: Visiting the Franklin Pierce homestead "> Modified: 7/16/2021 9:47:48 PM When I read recently that historians had updated their ranking of American presidents, it wasn’t Donald Trump I was curious about. I mean, really. You knew his rating was going to be low. Historians see him as Bluto Blutarsky from Animal House, whose memorable lines included, “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” and, “Food fight!” Still, 30% or 40% of Americans think Trump was the best thing since sliced bread; as many or more think Trump Bread would be just another scam, every loaf stuffed with sawdust. There is no settling this divide.