Sure is to people with a deficient understanding of cost of doing business.
The Conservative Dogma gains are very impressive under the watch of Dubya', and at the same time the war on terrorism without depending on a choice of a selected few targets with cruise missiles...and still maintaining a positive light on the market.
The government has expanded at a pace greater than anytime since LBJ. That can only be seen as a 'gain' in the magical kingdom of Bushbotland.