[Terpfen]

"What, then, are the yardsticks of success for a second Bush term?"

The fulfilling of Bush's campaign promises--which are conservative in nature (a RINO wouldn't campaign on Social Security reform)--is the measure of his second term's success.

[joesbucks]

Bush did not campaign on SS reform. SS was hardly even a blip on the radar. It was after his election was safely secure that he advanced his current SS agenda.

[EagleUSA]

The fulfilling of Bush's campaign promises--which are conservative in nature (a RINO wouldn't campaign on Social Security reform)--is the measure of his second term's success.
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Agreed. The time for rhetoric and hand-waving is over. Bush's sucsess will be measured by WHAT HE DOES, not by what he says, or what anyone else says. He has all the tools to do it right, and leave a legacy that real Americans will appreciate and remember.