Dream on. History is written in a decade. Wishing for something doesn't make it true. You are living in a fantasy world.
To suggest GWB would resemble Carter only shows you have an axe of sorts to grind and won't be intellectually honest. GWB inherited a recession (he didn't cause one like JC). GWB has seen 6 straight years of expansion and an economy that is thriving despite the rise in energy costs.
First, presidents don't have a much control over the ecnomy as you posit. They deserve neither most of the credit or most of the blame. Bush's spending and expansion of government, especially the prescription program, may be one of the big steps on the way to bankrupting this country.
Lastly, JC was a man of very little leadership or willingness to make tough decisions. GWB is anything but (agree with him or not).
He took some tough decisions and made the wrong ones. His decision to limit political speech, push the prescription drug program, and ineffectually fight the war in Iraq may be his lasting legacy. Thankfully, we were able to reverse his Harriet Miers appointment and stop his amnesty bill that would have destroyed this country as we know it.
No, history will be very kind to GWB.
That's your opinion, not fact.
First off, the policies they support or don't...most certainly can (and do) have an impact on the economy. Secondly, regardless of what credit or lack thereof how the economy performs under their watch most certainly does effect how they are judged by history (especially if the economy is robust or ill).
Bush's spending and expansion of government, especially the prescription program, may be one of the big steps on the way to bankrupting this country.
Much like R. Reagan's far worse expansion of burdening yet an entire other generation to the biggest wealth stealing scheme there is...Social Security (RR raised FICA taxes to boot). But of course, we'll give him a pass, he couldn't help it (he only held the Senate by larger numbers then GWB for most of his 8 years. That was until he lost it big time in 87....but that wasn't because of his policies or his fault...like we know 06 was GWB's. I got it).
We have not ineffectually fought the war in Iraq / WOT. On the whole what has been accomplished to date (with limited loss of life) is historically amazing. The progress I've witnessed in both Iraq and Stan is tremendous....but from thousands of miles away, listening to the MSM play out this war...many are ill-informed (obviously you fall into this category). So be it.
History will prove your thoughts on the matter wrong. Of this I am confident.
Thankfully, we were able to reverse his Harriet Miers appointment and stop his amnesty bill that would have destroyed this country as we know it.
To bad we were able to accomplish neither during the great conservative R. Reagan's presidency, hey? He gave us the terrible PC choice of SDO to the SCOUTS (didn't listen to our base at all, shoved that women down our throats simply for the reason that she was a women)....and then gave us blanket amnesty for all illegals (sans those from 83-84)...this while holding a MAJORITY REPUB in the US Senate no less. Shameful.
Buy we'll give him a pass there to, won't we. Why not.