What a pile of whining BS.
If Gore had been elected in 2000, our country would be in far worse shape by now.
I believe you are wrong, logically, speaking. Stipulated: if Al Gore had been elected in 2000, we would be in far worse shape than we are now, economically, militarily, judicially, and in most other ways. Perhaps the Democrats would have done a better job of something, but I can't imagine how. It does not follow, however, that the Republicans have done a good job; only that their performance has been less awful than the Democrats' would have been. I still thank God that George Bush, and not Al Gore was President on 9/11, and I think virtually all of us in these precincts would agree.
However, it is nonetheless true that the Republican Congress has shown no inclination - as in NONE - to rein in out-of-control spending, control the borders, or speak honestly about the transnational threat facing Western civilization. Worse, they have willingly participated in a huge expansion of the scope of Federal spending, for which our heirs will be paying a heavy price, regardless of how fast the economy can reasonably be encouraged to grow. The President has been better only in that he has not wavered on the need to fight rather than negotiate with those who want us dead.
In academic terms, I'd give this Administration a C, and Congress a "D-". Disappointing and frustrating, but not disastrous.