We are talking about saving the world from being nuked by extremist Islamists. President Bush exhibited leadership second to none. Without his strong leadership, we would already have been attacked more than once since 9-11, and our economy would be in shambles.
Keep your eye on the big picture.
"Without his strong leadership, we would already have been attacked more than once since 9-11 . . ."
Maybe? Or maybe, if you're an AQ leader who can pull the trigger, you've decided not to risk uniting the civilized world at the present time?
During his first term, Bush came out very strong, but in my opinion, he has morphed into something else completely during his second term. His focused changed drastically, and he has he’s forgotten about the war on terror, and only does the bare minimum to save face. (Yes, I know—the horror!—bring on the Viking Kitties).
My husband spent 16 months in Iraq doing very dangerous work, and was under fire daily (I didn't sleep the whole time he was gone); he feels more let down about the change in Bush than I do. A lot of other things tie into this which I am not gonna get into because it’s two in the morning (pacific time) and my eyes are going all swirly on me.
Here is a big picture to keep in perspective:
I disagree with W on several issues.
I ALSO remember voting for Perot, thus electing the Clintons.
I do not repeat mistakes. If the Republicans ran Mickey Mouse, I would never repeat the Perot Disaster.
I lived with the knowledge for eight miserable years the damage a Third Party did, and my complicity in it.