I agree with your point, Bush was a very crappy president but Trump jumping on the Obama-stimulus band-wagon in early 2009 shows he is hardly what we are looking for. He was for TARP too.
Trump’s motives are so transparent. He blamed Bush for his bankruptcy instead of placing the blame where it belongs : himself.
>> Bush was a very crappy president
Compared to what?
Carter, Clintoon and Odumbo are very crappy presidents.
Bush is #2 behind Reagan since WW2, IMHO. At worst, #3 behind Reagan and Eisenhower.
So was McCain, and Bush himself. As well as Herman Cain I think. And many Freepers, at least grudgingly supported the first TARP.
The bank portion of TARP for all it’s horror actually turned out to be a net profit. I’m not saying it was right, but ended up a net profit.
Now, the Fannie/GM/etc part...well that’s a whole ‘nother ball of wax.