I believe the group of Bushbots on this site has been diminishing. I’ve been candid in my view of GW Bush - he talked a good game but his actions as President were awful - No Child Left Behind, the Iraq War, mad overspending, new federal programs, Common Core. There is very little in his record to distinguish him (or his even worse brother, Jeb) from the Dems or the Clintons.
Worse, he wrecked the Republican brand with his Democrat-lite policies.
As Alexander Hamilton said:
“If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures.”