[mairdie]

Beautifully said. We sometimes forget just how sleazy the Clinton years were, and what a relief it was to have George and Laura Bush in the White House. You didn’t cringe anymore when you heard “Mr. President.” As Congress is proving the old adage, it’s possible to let the perfect get in the way of the possible. He was better by far and on 9/11, he absolutely was the right man on the job.

[Jamestown1630]

Exactly. We didn't 'cringe' anymore; and we felt that things were getting onto a more solid footing - just as we are feeling now, with Trump, after Obama.

Every president will make choices that some of his original - and most ardent - supporters will dislike. And ten years later, everyone will have different notions about things, than they had before, when they were huge fans of the then current president.

(I was lurking here a LONG time, before I 'signed up'.

I've seen the ch-ch-ch Changes... ;-)