I took extreme exception with his chumming up with Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton. The whole “No Child Left Behind” endeavor, his refusal to stick up for Scooter Libby, his stance on immigration, and his persistent refusal to stand up for himself and let himself be a passive punching bag for the left were things that infuriated me.
I supported military action in the Middle East when it happened, and I still do in the context of when it happened and why, and I understand and respect people who feel differently about it than I do.
In retrospect, I would not support it. But for me, that is in retrospect.
i thought he was being a gentleman in not responding to the left’s provocation. I’m not sure about that now. But I still think he was the best choice for both 2000 and 2004.