I think his stand on immigration is extremely misguided and there have been a few other debacles on his watch. He doesn’t seem very conservative economically - Medicare prescription benefits is a dandy.
However,comparing him to Bill Clinton - who was about the most amoral narcissistic sleazeball president in the last 40 years at least seems a bit much (I know - what do I really think). President Bush is a good man and seems to care more about what he believes is right for the country than what’s politically popular (or, for that matter, what I and other conservatives would prefer that he do).
President Bush has done well on the Supreme Court nominees, despite a misstep or two. He has done well on many social issues. He and the military have made some serious mistakes in Iraq - but in a political environment that magnified the likelihood of those mistakes being made (kinder, gentler war - give me a break). And he recognizes the nature and import of the war against Islamofascism.
Heaven help us if any of the current Democrat contenders take his place.
He spends like Lyndon Johnson, but he cut taxes like Jack Kennedy.
He got by on judicial nominees.
Iraq, he made mistakes.
He leaves office in what, 19 months, and we discuss him in past tense.
He has been a complete disaster in getting his message out.