His “turning the other cheek” and therefore allowing his enemies to crush it are the precise reason we HAVE Zerobama as president now. And at root, all the Bushes are exactly the same: they are Republicans, but none of them are Conservatives. They actually believe in government solutions. Bush Jr. & Rove decided from Day 1 of their terms the idea was to go to Washington and make deals with Democrats, as though all of them were “Good Ole Boys”. Rove is nothing but a Political Calculator; even a Political Hack. Rove and all the Bushes believe in Politics. And they do it because it’s a job which allows them to cash in on regularly. None of then believe in Citizen Legislators. They believe, in their blackest hearts, that government is essentially good. And they believe that because they are, or want to be, government.
I think you're being too hard on old Dubya. After watching the 'rats stab his father in the back on the tax deal, and after their attempt to overturn his election, he surely wouldn't be stupid enough to try to play ball with them in good faith. After all it's not like he let Ted Kennedy write his education bill for him.