I will grant that if you listen to the mainstream media, these things don't get much play. I do think the President's PR has been woefully lacking, and I hope that Tony Snow will cause an improvement.
We didn't have a terrorist attack here before 9/11 either, does he get credit for that also? There's a big difference between the terrorists and the Bush Presidency. The terrorists plan thoroughly, execute and get the job done whereas the Bush administration seem to just close their eyes and hit in all directions like a kid whacking at a pinata.
he got Oday and Usay killed
Whoopie doo and pray tell exactly what kind of threat were these two rapists to the security of the USA?
and Saddam captured,
And now what? Is there peace and tranquility in Iraq? Are our troops out of Iraq?
the Taliban are hiding in the hills,
Oh come on, the Taliban were in the hills years before we got there and they'll be in the hills long after we're gone. That's where these people live, for goodness sake. All they have to show in Afghanistan for all our sacrifices are a few well guarded enclaves where they sit around pretending to have a free democratic nation while the countryside belongs to the Taliban.
we have tax cuts
I'll grant you that I recall reading about them but until I see any positive effect on my financial well being I'm from Missouri.
and two good Supreme Court justices.
Only time will tell but I'll give you that one.
All of these things are common knowledge.
If the above are your reasons for rating him as one of our greatest presidents, all I can do is shake my head in amazement as to how little it takes to impress you.