I think your problem is that you have already pigeon holed why you think many of us do not like Bush. It’s not about perfect. Bush was nothing more than just another GOP estab candidate who happen to win because he ran against the 2 weakest Dem candidates in our lifetimes. He was a decent president, but he was awful at standing up for US....and that is damned sure one job of a Prez, to stand up for the people who voted for him and for what they elected him to do. And he rarely did that.
And in his misguided attempt to be loved by his enemies, he left office hated by almost everybody . I voted for him twice, and would again against Kerry or Gore, but he let all of us down for 8 years and is nothing more than a typical estab Republican.
I’ll grant you that Kerry was weak. Kinda’ like a Dem version of McCain. But Gore weak? LOLOL
The fantasy of the Bush haters is slipping away.
Bush is already as popular as President Obama.
His critics concede he saved more human lives than any president in history.
I’ve refuted your notion that he never defended himself. He defended himself by defending his policies.
His policies have proven true and correct.
The real cowardice lies with faux conservatives who refuse to pin blame on Reid and Pelosi for exploding the debt and crashing the economy 2007 and forward.
President Bush is emerging as one of the greatest presidents ever. Reagan does not meet any of the standards offered by faux conservatives. And Reagan was excellent.