I do not like George II's response to 9/11. We still have large numbers of Mohammadans who are intent on our destruction living in the United States organizing in Mosques and supporting the enemy. George is entertaining them in the White House and promoting them as the religion of peace.
Instead of attacking the enemy, George has attacked our own citizens with the Patriot Acts--stupid.
Among other things, we need to close the borders; identify the enemy and root them out of the country. To the extent they are citizens, they are traitors and should be dealt with accordingly.
Although many illegals and resident non-citizens from south of the border are in fact peaceful guest workers, large numbers see the better life here as starting with handouts from the state. Many others are committed to a political agenda that sees much of the United States as belonging to Mexico to be seized by military or political force. Either we find an effective way to distinguish the enemy from the peaceful guests, or we need to kick all of them out also.
We have still not put the overseas enemy out of business. And in the meantime, we are wasting military resources all over the globe (Kosovo, Africa and various other places) while failing to take effective action to protect the country.
I assume Al or Slick would have been worse--but I also assume the consequences would have been an effective Republican replacement in 2004.