I would agree with you on your point. However, GWB is getting off to a rocky start. I am still dumbfounded as to his stance on immigration.
If we get attacked again and immigration flaws are cited, you can kiss the great legacy goodbye. The story will be that we were hit worse than pearl harbor on 9/11/01 and still did not have the gumption to do what was necessary to protect ourselves.
As far as domestic issues are concerned, tax reform and social security reform are two huge issues that he must tackel, not to mention the waste fraud and abuse in the federal system.
Most Presidents struggle in their second term so if Bush just has a successful one of those it will be noteworthy. We can't tell today how Bush will be judged in the years to come. Look how much Reagan's stature among historians has grown in little more than a decade since he left office much to anger of the left.
What has the President said that's dumfounded you?