“Bush was one of our greatest Presidents in history ...”
Bush was a mediocre president who got caught up in an unpopular war. I do not fault Bush for his decision to go to war. The aftermath was difficult although Bush demonstrated conviction with the surge. Most people give Bush poor grades becauseo of the war. I dn not however.
I question his judgment about budgets, energy, campaign finance, taxes, and dealing with Democrats. Signing the campaign finance bill was idiotic. Bush had extreme naivity about dealing with the treasonous rats. The rats showed their true colors and used the war to take Bush down. Bush signed some terrible energy bills. He even signed a terrible Consumer Products Safety bill. Bush never changed the horrible Title IX law that forces quotas on college athletic scholarships.
Dubya was more a pragmatist than a conservative. However I will always remember the dignity he brought to the White House, even when he made bad political choices.