One of my favorite columnists, John Hawkins, ranks the 7 worst presidents of the past 100 years (three Republicans and four Democrats) in a new column.

I agree with his choices but I think John is a bit kind to Jimmy Carter, ranking him 4th on the list. There's no surprise about who is the worst president is - Barack Obama - who has managed to set a new standard for incompetence in less than two years in office.

From his new column posted at Townhall.com:

Liberal historians have been ranking Presidents for years and of course there's always a heavy leftward skew to their evaluations. Republicans are inevitably ranked lower than they deserve to be while Democrats are sure to be portrayed in the kindest historical light. Here's a different take on the issue: A look at the worst Presidents of the last hundred years from a conservative perspective.

7) Herbert Hoover
6) Warren Harding
5) Richard Nixon
4) Jimmy Carter
3) Woodrow Wilson
2) Lyndon Johnson
1) Barack Obama