The question is, have more positives than negatives been accomplished? Are we generally moving in the right direction? Have important things been done that would not have been done under a Democratic administration?
We know the country did not get in the shape it's in overnight, and we know that everything will not be corrected overnight.
We also know that many of the "safety net" type programs can't be immediately eliminated, and perhaps they will never be eliminated because at present too many people depend on them. In depth discussion of those is probably best left to threads devoted to those topics, but...
Are we on the right track, or not? Is there more good than bad, or vice versa?
And, if we're on the wrong track, what is a viable alternative?
Still, the growth of government, the PATRIOT Act, caving in to the liberals by co-opting their agenda items... I expected better from a "conservative".
The problem is, too many Bush supporters frame this as an all or nothing debate. Bush has done a lot of good things. But there is a fundamental problem now with the GOP - having told us for years that things would get better if they were just in charge, they instead are making certain matters far worse (child tax credit, Medicare) and are caving to the Dems in key areas. So that is what we need to work on - that the GOP needs to start acting like the majority party - and IMO the GOP will NOT take conservatives seriously as long as we publicly say we'll vote for them no matter what crap they pull on us. If you want an example of the pitfalls of unquestioning loyalty to a party, just look at the experience of blacks within the Dem party.