IMO, Bush was always the N/E country clubber. Luckily he listened to his advisers as it relates to 09/11, but beyond that the guy was our Jimmy Carter.
I’m not saying Bush didn’t mean well, but the guy was disconnected from bedrock Conservatism.
If people think history is going to be kind to this guy, they’ve been asleep for about seven years and haven’t woken up yet.