It wasn't his politics that brought such ire upon George W. Bush, it was the economic situation that the country fell into. Most people I know who voted for Obama, sadly, some fellow Catholics, did so because of the ECONOMY. They mistakenly thought that the Republicans had caused it, and that the Democrats couldn't do any worse, so why not try them?
Well, 6 months later, many are regretting that mistake in judgment. If they'd had the facts about just who brought on the mortgage crisis, they might have thought twice, but the MSM never revealed that; still hasn't, to this day.
Exactly, SuziQ! The Dems caused the crash (and I still think there was Soros sabotage in the Money Markets), and the voting public stupidly blamed the Republicans and Bush (most of them didn't even know that the Dems were in control of Congress).
President Bush didn't cause the economy to tank, and that's a big part of why Obama won. McCain was ahead in September.
Blaming President Bush for the election outcome is baseless.