All three were bedfellows along with Teddy Kennedy. GW created this mess, and caved to Democrats to ensure it became another failed government jobs program.
Don’t blame Bush (for anything) is just as wrong as the Blame Bush (for everything). Bush was a piss-poor president domestically.
Bush was happy to do this. He had his guys all set up to run the things and was more than happy to make the police state bigger and broader.