[MACVSOG68]

My pleasure. There are legitimate criticisms of Bush, but most of those who do so should remember what Bush as done with the war on terror.

[BufordP]

War on terror? No question we could speculate most Democrats would have addressed the situation much the same way Clinton had. But Republicans? It would wager it's a 20-80 / 80-20 proposition. You might count on 20% of Democrats to do the right thing ... and 80% of Republicans. I don't find President Bush extraordinary in that respect. Who on FreeRepublic.com would have not done the same things? I would not have pussy-footed around with the U.N. for 11 months the way he did.

Cutting taxes? Given the Republican majorities in both houses Bush's tax cuts were weak, back-loaded and sunsetted.

Here's the congressional make-up by party during Reagan's tenure.

Democratic Party majority counts highlighted in yellow.
Source:
The office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives
Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present

	House				Senate
	Reps	Dems			Reps	Dems
1981-1983	192	243	51		53	46	7
1983-1985	167	268	101		54	46	8
1985-1987	182	253	71		53	47	6
1987-1989	177	258	81		45	55	10

On Spending, Bush is no Reagan

Presidential Vetoes/Overridden (1789 to Present)

Yeah, Kudos to the President for the WOT and not much else. Bush is no Reagan.