He was better than most but he did have to make concessions to a democratic congress in order to get their cooperation in his agenda.
So he conceded on spending for their pet projects.
This is where the political process is destined to hurt taxpayers time after time....no one in DC is going to help anyone else unless they get something in return.
That “something” always winds up being at the expense of taxpayers.
He had a democrat house and senate! What would you have him do. One can only dream about what he would have accomplished with both houses of congress like the one Geo. Bush has squandered.