Charting the depths of George W. Bush's degradation.

We continue to subscribe to Rolling Stone magazine at the pub, although I haven’t found the time lately to read it on a consistent basis.

But this recent cover story’s a corker, and worth your time:

The Worst President in History? One of America's leading historians assesses George W. Bush, by Sean Wilentz.

Here’s the paragraph that will stick with me:

Another president once explained that the judgments of history cannot be defied or dismissed, even by a president. "Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history," said Abraham Lincoln. "We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation."

Paging Dan Coffey … meestah C-O-F-F-E-Y … oops, never mind. I forgot -- the CM doesn't read.