astromeria said:POLITICAL ASIDE
Lucky for me, GWB can't be elected a third time so I'm not as worried about a depression as I might otherwise be . (Gimme some Chuck Hagel & John Danforth, guys, maybe a little Lindsey Graham, instead of the current crew next time, eh? At least they can rub two neurons together without blowing something up.) /snark off
Don't confuse me with a Bush-ite, but I've seen nothing to impress me so far for "leadership" from the dems to replace him. I think the Democrats self-destructed in the last two elections by carefully finding the only unelectable candidates available. Even then, it was close.
I've always looked at Bush as an anti-abortion semi-liberal. He's spent like a drunken sailor (sorry Nords) and not been much in the way of controlling our border or associated social costs. I could continue my list but I hate to think who would start agreeing with me.
Also, I suspect he GW will get favorable "long term" historal evaluation because of his "rising to the occasion" with the "War on Terror." Lincoln is revered yet he suspended habeus corpous (SIC?), instituted income tax, created the first military draft, seized private property..... It shows you never know how it will get reviewed until long after they are dead.