As usual you ignore the fact that both Bush and McCain tried to reform but were blocked by Barny Frank in he House and Chris Dood (both Democrats) in the Senate.
But I know, actually having to hold your idols in the Democrat party accountable for THEIR actions is far to hard for you. So much easier to spend all your time shooting your political allies in the back instead.
And then you wonder why you get your political butt kicked on issue after issue?
Frank 'blocked' reform in a Republican controlled house? Do you know how silly your excuse is? Anyone that know a little about congress operation knows that is nonsense. How can you even post such nonesense and expect to be taken serious??
Speaking of reforms, here's some Bush ones:
Bush pushes minority homeownership (FR post | June 15, 2002 | By KATHY A. GAMBRELL)
Bush seeks to increase minority homeownership (FR post USA Today ^ | 1-20-04 | Thomas Fogarty )
President Bush Mortgage Speech 2002(Helping those w bad credit buy houses)
Compassional conservative was proved to be a huge failure under Bush as all those minorities voted Democrat by 2008 after they lost all those homes promoted above.
We conservatives reflexively defend W, in part because of the relentless attacks he was subjected to for 8 years, but let's be fair...compared to Gore, we, as a nation, were blessed that W was in office on 9/11. He made the hard decisions, kept us safe...there were NO more attacks..and we are fortunate. However, he was not a traditional conservative..that "compassionate conservatism" early on was the giveaway..and while we all correctly praise him for Roberts and Alito, he also tried, against almost universal advice not to, give us Harriet on SCOTUS.....and early on, again, before 9'11//he all but sucked up to the Swimmer..basically let Ted write the Education bill.