after 9/11/01 the responsible agencies definitely needed to be restructured and George Bush was a good one to tackle the problem because he used the military and intelligence leaders to make it happen.
But, since then all sorts of changes incurred to make the system dangerous to the everyday citizen. As an example, when Bush left office, NSA could only monitor calls which had a foreign leg. Now both legs can be domestic. That is a big difference.
A system of surveillance was put in place with bi-partisan support and with the support of vast majority of the people. People chose security over privacy. Now the system evolved and the same people are bitching.
Bush made a mockery of it. More jobs for Grand Ole Elitist and taking the GOP further left with the help of a two house GOP-E majority who wasted a once in a lifetime change to bring needed change. GWB's A.G. Wanted to keep databases on us and OUR activities remember?
But, since then all sorts of changes incurred to make the system dangerous to the everyday citizen. As an example, when Bush left office, NSA could only monitor calls which had a foreign leg. Now both legs can be domestic. That is a big difference.
It was a disaster under Smirks tenure including the two house loss. Too many Republicans was as in love with him as a 13 year old boy discovering girls. Bush could do no wrong in their eyes. Woe unto anyone who disagreed with W. How dare Bush be questioned. You are for Bush are for the terrorist kind of crap was posted even in here. GWB and his two house majority of GOP-E Stooges along with His Friends like Rove helped put in office expanding the federal governments agencies and Executive Powers is how Obama obtained the abuses of powers he uses today. Many posted this was going to happen including myself.
GW Bush was not an asset to the Right Wing GOP nor by any means the Constitutional Conservative cause.