the book called the worst president peeples neurology. and people in pennsylvania in buchanan country would argue about this, probably. i can get into an argue about it myself. but buchanan had a tough four years. the dred scott decision wasn't credibly controversial, as we know. and there are divisions in the democratic party that result from bleeding kansas and the dred scott decision, were stephen douglas, that little giant who believes in popular sovereignty, takes the stand that popular sovereignty still stands, despite dred scott. and what's going on in kansas, where there is warfare, is counter to what they are supposed to do, in connection with popular sovereignty. and buchanan and douglas split over it. again and tries to get him in for reelection, without much success, obviously. soon after buchanan takes office, a panic breaks out. there's an economic depression or downturn. and let's face facts, the president who is in office when the economy goes south, usually gets a lot of the blame for it. well, buchanan had just been in o