No, bush does NOT suck. He’s been a a great POTUS on serious conservative issues. He took a very conservative views of critical issues such a embryonic stem cells, right to life, national defense, war on terror, tax policy, energy policy, and supreme court appointments.
Bush’s “new tone” stuff led him down paths that he should not have tread. NCLB, the education inititive co-written by Ted “The Swimmer” Kennedy is a perfect example. The bill was aimed in the right direction - demand accountability and performance in order to justify federal tax dollars. Because he had The Swimmer involved, it became just another waste of time and money in too many ways.
President Bush, along with a Republican-controlled Congress just spent way too much, too often. Many House and Senate Republicans abandoned a conservative belief in limited government and fiscal restraint. I do not recall a single presidential veto while the Republicans held Congress.
Gov. Palin is right. The “Wall Street Bailout” was a shining example of Republicans supporting something that was totally opposite of what most conservative voters thouht sould have been the answer.
Palin/Jindal 2012
Bush DOES suck, hard. He’s the worst president I have ever voted for and the reason I and countless millions have left the GOP.