I don't agree. George Bush has been his own worst enemy. He has been content to sit back in lofty grandeur and say "Let history be the judge." Meanwhile, in the here and now, his nation has been subjected to a malignant and not so silent assault by enemies foreign and domestic, with menacing success.
And his supporters (us), he has abandoned, vilified, and left to fend for themselves. And a party left leaderless has flopped around the barnyard, spraying blood and generally acting like a chicken with it's head cut off.
You are right, I have a tough time feeling grateful for that. And btw I am an American, not part of a "citizenry." Leave that "citizen" crap for the Frenchmen.
I do agree with you that he has caused or failed to stem most of his problems. Many's the time I would yell at the TV, "Fight, George, Fight!!!" But it was hopeless, he was not going to get in the trenches and fight. He in his own mind assumed an administrator and put away his campaign hat. That was unfortunate and he had no one who would fight FOR his policies either. He would not take it to the American people. The few attempts he made were very, very weak with no follow-ups. As for illegal immigration, he has always been for a worker program and not for controlled borders, even before he was elected. He was not then and is not now a conservative but he was better than Algore on any level. Sounds very much like our most recent election, except the other guy won.