[Tamzee]

Great column.... too bad it attracted a goodly share of Bush-bashers.

I admire Bush for what he has managed to accomplish given that he walked into a recession and got slammed with an attack on our soil of epic proportions.

Thanks for the post!

[Trust but Verify]

Well, since Bush hasn't ended abortion, hasn't made it mandatory for every man, woman and child to own an assault weapon, and hasn't dismantled every social program, the IRS, and the NEA (both of them) he's a miserable failure and sell-out to all conservatives. /sarcasm.

[bdeaner]

Yeah, I guess asked for the Bush-bashers when I highlighted the "Bush has defined conservatism" line. It's all good, though. Nothing like a bit of reasoned debate.