From a reader:

As I said to my wife while watching the coverage of Reagan’s funeral: “Everything said about Bush today was said about Reagan twenty years ago. Everything said about Reagan today will be said about Bush twenty years from now.”
I still think that’s close. The difference in how they are regarded is mostly due to the fact that Reagan won big in 1980 and 1984 (and replaced Jimmy Carter, whom everybody was done with), so the Left had to face the fact that he was clearly chosen by the Country. They have never really had to accept Bush’s legitimacy in the same way and so they have preferred petulance.

Me: I think history will be kinder to Bush than all of the smug prophecies and assurances that he’s the “worst president ever” suggest. But, I’d be surprised if he’s ranked alongside Reagan.