I don't think your criticism applies to President Bush. He campaigned in 2000 on tax cuts and education reforms, and got both through Congress despite the fact that he did not even have a plurality of the votes.
On the one hand, that's true, but on the flip side, the tax cuts weren't much, and the education reforms are a joke and many of us don't like the federal government getting involved in local issues. Those are only two issues though.
I don't know. Tax cuts were nice but not much. In the mean time state and county government strapped for cash are raising fees on everything from property tax to vehicle registration. In the state of MD an increase to register your SUV of $47. Parking in the city has doubled since last year. So yes the tax cuts look good and all but not all that helpful. Now a flat tax and social security reform would really be something to brag about.