I do not consider the creation of any new major entitlement program to be a "smashing success". And, Bush could have vetoed any of those huge budgets, and he didn't.
Well .. "consider" this:
A senior whose life-saving medication costs over $400 in America .. so they buy it from a legal drugstore in Canada at $253.
However, with the new plan .. a 3 mos supply in America is only $56 - no added shipping and customs fees.
For a senior struggling on SS .. that is a miracle.