Rep. Quayle resurrects Obama "worst president" criticism

Rep. Ben Quayle (L), R-Ariz., stands next to his wife Tiffany Quayle as he addresses the crowd during an Arizona Republican Party election night event at the Hyatt Regency November 2, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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(CBS News) Rep. Ben Quayle, R-Ariz., is recycling a theme from his 2010 campaign, calling President Obama the "worst president in history" in a new TV ad out Tuesday.

"President Obama has failed the country," Quayle says in the ad.

"Two years ago I called him the worst president in history. I overestimated him."

It will be interesting to see if Democrats recycle their 2010 response by calling Quayle's father, former vice president Dan Quayle, "the worst vice president in history."

Time Magazine included Dan Quayle, who served under President George H.W. Bush from 1989-93, on a list of the 15 "worst vice presidents," citing "his constant verbal gaffes" which "made him a political laughingstock."

Currently, Rep. Quayle is running in a competitive primary against incumbent Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz.

He switched districts earlier this year after redistricting made his current district less Republican-friendly. The primary is Aug. 28.

[mikeacolletti]

Maybe the WORST Vice President knows something we do not know !

[RollotheNorman]

LOL. A chip off the old blockhead. 'Nuff said.

[chuckterzella]

I quail at the idea of Qualye back in any office...the birdbrain.

[A_Canadian_Opinion]

Oh the size of a man's ego to make a stupid comment like that. Poor Mrs. Quayle, married to a such an egocentric and unkind man!

[marychgo]

Just what we needed: the son of the SECOND worst Vice President of my lifetime (sorry, Dan, but Spiro Agnew was definitely worse than you were!) declaring Barack Obama even worse than the worst President in history! And the reason we should believe you on this, Ben, is...what?

[marychgo]

Oops! I forgot (or WANTED to forget!) about Dick Cheney! Sorry, Dan, you might only be the THIRD worst Vice President of my lifetime! (God, what an awful lifetime!)

[TJphoto]

All this from a guy who can't even spell tomato! Keep going Dan, I need the laughs!

[expatriate2]

I think the gene pool should have had a lifeguard.

[speakthetrut]

May be some of these accidents happened when lifeguard went to stop other accidents.

[tonyatq]

Your Daddy was the worst vice president. Can you spell potato?

[TimeToEvolve]

Unfortunately Quail Brain, no one except you agrees with yourself. Historians have already put Obama in the top 1/3 and that is even before his re-election.

[7ponies]

What historians??? Liberals, I take it?! They are oh, so WRONG in their jumping the gun. Obama is doing a splended job of trashing our nation. He wouldn't make a wart on a decent presidents' butt. I pray he's out come Nov.

[nancy_naive]

Qualye -- synonym for stupid.