Were it not for 9-11, it is not a stretch to say that GWBush would have been a one termer... just like his argyle sock daddy, WWII service aside and all that. The Bush’s are all the way back to Brown Harriman investment bank, establishment. Which is why Barbara still calls Billy bob Clintoon... just like one of her sons. The “other” acceptable “semi-catholic” liberal wing of the “establishment” who .. “went to good schools”. Lord, spare us any more dynasties. We CAN rule ourselves without these people.
I think you’re right. He barely won vs. Kerry-—110,000 in OH was what stood between him and one term, and a lot of the public gave him the benefit of the doubt.
I think he had the right concept militarily for what fighting the WoT took, but he didn’t have the stomach to line up Islam and say “You might not all be terrorists, but right now we can’t take that chance.” The whole TSA thing was a horrible blunder, not to mention the attempts to play nice with Dems.