Oh man, now you’ve done it. You’ve shaken the trees and out comes the Bush haters on FR. On guard!
“You’ve shaken the trees and out comes the Bush haters on FR”
I am not a Bush hater. He made many costly mistakes (changed rules of engagement during the war; did not establish a MacArthur-like benevolent dictatorship in Iraq as was done in Japan; had a conservative mandate after 2004 elections, but turned sharply left).
In my opinion, he did not have a strong political philosophy as did Reagan and therefore could not succeed given the times.
Still, the constitution was not under constant attack as occurred after he left office.
In retrospect, W should have been more aggressive with executive orders and gone to the “nuclear” option to get his judges confirmed.
Happy birthday Mr. President, we are at the same time sad you are gone, and glad you are gone.