Was George W. Bush A Good President?

[SmithSmith]

The United States was once recognized as one of the leading advocates of international law and human rights. We stood for freedom, honesty, and concern for all. But after W. got into office, the America that everyone once knew changed forever. The policies of his administration and his actions during that time have plunged the reputation of the U.S. right down the toilet. Going into Iraq, the Patriot Act, running up the debt, destroying the economy. W. Bush took advantage of 9/11 by pushing fear on America and never let up. It's very sad to see what he has done to our country!

[Spider]

It would actually be really nice to form all that failure into a ball and shove it down Bush's throat, absolving everyone else and ourselves. Doesn't work that way.

There is a tremendous difference between the actual authority and power of the POTUS...and what every seems to think he's got. Subhuman trash that he is, Bush can't realistically be blamed for even half of the moral collapse within US government and policy during that administration.

[Homer]