You know, i was a supporter of clinton, Algore over Bush, but 911 changed everything for me....I was strongly in favor of Bush’s second term, but in that second term he has been what everyone else has been saying: He is a sitting dud, just terrible....not as bad as Jummy but terrible....
This is what Bush was before 9/11 and what he would have been for his whole (one) term, but for 9/11. He leaped on the "wartime president" identity (I always wondered why he was so eager to designate himself as such) and did take decisive action in the MidEast which should forever be respected and praised.
But in this situation he doesn't even seem to remember that the original objective was to restore credit and free up money flow, not bail out mis-handled banks and malfeasant bankers.
Something about draining the swamp despite the alligators, not fighting alligators for a living while the swamp endures unchanged.
Better watch it or someone will come along and call you a Bush Basher. I agree with you: The second term has been a disaster. I wonder how long it will take conservatism to recover?