"WOT ": He pushed us into a new war, sales pitch of a lifetime, Iraq. He put all his political chips on Iraq and lost. Probably the single most thing he did to destroy his presidency. He went from loved to hated. Even blacks liked him between Sept 11 and Iraq, a gift from God he threw away.
"tech bubble burst" : Using that argument Obama gets a free pass for eight years for the Bush/Republican housing bust.
Ignoring the fact that thousands of AQ have been killed Iraq without killing us over here, the fact remains that that AQ was a mess left by the previous administration. It's hard to balance the budget when you have to do the previous president's job in addition to yours.
"tech bubble burst" : Using that argument Obama gets a free pass for eight years for the Bush/Republican housing bust.
Nonsense! The recession that Bush inherited ENDED on his and the GOP's watch, in spite of that other mess left by the previous administration, Bin Laden. Besides, the housing crash occurred because of policies the Democrats supported. Even if the GOP failed to act against some of their reckless ideas, that doesn't clear the Democrats.