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FOX News Poll: Most Call Bush a Good Person, But Say History Will Be Cruel

Most Americans say President George W. Bush is a good person, but that history will judge him harshly, according to a FOX News poll released Thursday.

Despite record low job approval ratings, most Americans think George W. Bush is a good person. And as he prepares to leave the presidency, more than twice as many people think history will be cruel to Bush as think history will be kind.

Just over half (53 percent) think history will be cruel to Bush and 30 percent think history will be kind. Republicans (47 percent) are more than twice as likely as Democrats (21 percent) and independents (23 percent) to think history will be kind to the outgoing president.

Overall, for Bush's entire presidency he has an average 51 percent approval rating.

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