“Republicans” have never wanted to support W. They want to throw a hissy fit and blame him for their losses in elections.
All WH initiatives have been scorned by the so-called “base”. They’re quiet about tax cuts, because they know those work. But when you’re in a reflexive knee-jerk anti-Bush stance, it’s difficult to say anything good about his policies.
How sad...whatever happened to public service instead of self-service?