The fact that there was no subsequent attack because of the measures put in place to prevent such an attack, has been used against him by leftists (and some loons on the right) since they saw that they could use it as a political weapon against him.
You are absolutely right, Charles. We most certainly did NOT 'overreact.'
Speaking of President Bush, let’s also keep in mind how he did not overreact domestically when you know his predecessor and successor would most certainly have declared martial law.
Some of the kids from that school in Florida where President Bush was reading to them were on Fox News and said that he did the right thing by staying seven more minutes, instead of jumping up and scaring them like the left practically said he should have done