No.
Am I the only one who believes he wasn’t that bad?
No.
Given the circumstances, I thought the vast majority of the decisions he made were the right ones.
They were.
I do not understand how all these people have accepted the “bash Bush” meme.
Everybody has a breaking point, or an acid test. Bush did make many disappointing decisions, which certainly sucked. But on the whole, the incoming administration I am afraid will be a cold bucket of water for some to soak their heads in.
It started as whacko’s from the left but it has become standard operating procedure in nearly all circles to slam this man and I think history will prove this wrong.
Sheeple mentality. Be the first on your block to bash the prez, makes you cool in the eyes of those around you. Besides, everyone else is doing it, so it must be the "in" thing to do.
Of course I have some disagreements—some very serious—with President Bush on a number of issues, but he excelled with the most critical element of his job description: keeping America safe.
My theory is that toward the end he was forced by the “disloyal” opposition in Congress to make a number of anti-Conservative concessions in the domestic arena in order to accomplish his defense objectives, and keep them from shutting down the Iraq war funding altogether when it mattered most for the Surge.