Bad as Buish was in so many ways, your implication that he was essentially the same as Obama demonstrates your disconnect from the real world.
Bush’s spending, his signing of McLame-Feingold and the original Porkulous bill were more or less the tip of the iceberg that was GW Bush... but I grant you, he’s no Obambi. In fact, now that he’s out of office, I’d renew my invite for him to come over for beer and barbecue some time... I might enjoy shooting the breeze with him... but as President, he paved the way for what we have now and I am really saddened that it worked out that way. GW is folksy, personable and not the dunce that the Left painted him, but as President he was pitiful!