This is more direct: for 8 full years, he never fought back against the liberals on any issue, at any time, for any reason, and thus allowed the R brand and the conservative brand to get blamed for all the econ problems, for Katrina, for the housing bust. That 8 years contributed mightily to a dumbed down electorate of lo fos.
Before the crying-jigs begin, let me state that I'm not comparing George W. Bush to Ronald Reagan.