A glaring error. Bush was able to get things done because he was popular with the voters and a breath of fresh air. I loved the "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bush. The GOP rode his coat tails...nothing more.
It was into his second term the GOP panicked and realized his coat tails would not be around forever. That is when many in his party turned on him, not out of principle but out of fear of losing their seats. The dems framed the arguments and the GOP tried not to remind the voters they belonged to the same party as President Bush.
The GOP as a whole (there are a few exceptions) is nothing but a bunch of p!ssy-whipped cowards.
(note to self: I have used that word 3 times this past week. Need to find a new word, but like the f-bomb, it is used when no other word will do.)
The GOP and many conservatives abandoned GWB over things they disagreed with him on, and thus undermined and nearly destroyed the things they did agree with GWB on.
The Conservative movement is not very good at “following”. It is a case of too many chiefs and not enough Indians.