I don't think we have to dishonor anybody, just because the times and events work out differently than perfect. GWB isn't Reagan, nor should he be, nor has he claimed to be.
There is an old saying that "The times make the man", and it is especially true of Presidents. There are many things that conservatives wish Reagan could have been *more* conservative about, but the realities of the times are not some vacuum into which all possible actions can be fed.
Same with GWB. His challenges in his term have been some orders of magnitude beyond what most of us thought they would be when he was first elected in November of 2000. He has risen to that challenge, and the times have made the man. Priorities and agendas are fixed for you, most of the time.
The great relief for conservatives (and a good number of democrats) should be that it was not Al Gore in office on Sept 11.
Agreed. Yet by the same token, pointing out facts, regardless of who we're talking about is not dishonoring the person, whether those facts are good or bad.
GWB isn't Reagan, nor should he be, nor has he claimed to be.
I will acknowledge this as truth, for I have various issues with the current White House that I am not totally thrilled about, just like various issues and policy positions that Reagan took that I don't agree with. Reagan was a great man in his time, history will be kind to Bush as well when he leaves office. That doesn't take away the fact that I have problems with this administration with regards to certain aspects of his domestic agenda, and a foreign policy of Bush's with regards to trying to couch Israel for merely defending themselves from sworn enemies, namely the Palestinians. I've already made myself clear with Bush's border agenda on numerous occasions. I think it stinks.