Lots of Christians and conservatives defended the crap that Bush was pushing, including faith-based initiatives, Medicare part D expansion, NCLB. Those of us who wished to hold Bush to account were attacked here and elsewhere. Evangelicals (I am one) were some of the worst in this regard. Only now are some conservatives waking up to what W really represented.
Hell, I even voted for McCain and Romney. Hated the party for giving us such lousy choices. Hate the Republicans for what they are doing to Trump and his agenda. Imagine what things would look like if the run-of-the-mill Republican had the balls Trump did, and a zeal for the Constitutional Republic?