I did not hate Bush he was ok.. He just wasn’t conservative enough for me. Ya know Bush had a republican house and Senate until 2007 he could have done what was right for the country. Secured the borders stopped Fanny and Freddie reigned in wasteful spending reformed the tax code. I know he had two wars to contend with but he still could have done all that...
Unfortunately for your wish Bush was more conservative than most of the GOP and was as conservative as could be elected. He was willing to give a lot of ground for his war aims and was undermined from the very beginning of his administration. Most of the compromises were necessary however to accomplish his highest goal.
You are deluding yourself if you think things could have been different and his achievements in foreign policy and national security were remarkable considering the Treason Medias alliance with the Democrats. History will judge him higher than the media.