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He protected the country for 8 years. He does not deserve the hatred and derision and bile sent his way from the left, or from the right, or from the world.

That having been said, he did not advance conservatism. Under his watch, Republicans became the caricature that the left always claimed we were. Ted Stevens, Mark Foley, Medicare, No Child Left Behind...

I realize much of this was not George W. Bush's fault-- but actually, it was. In that he could have stopped it. Or he could have advanced conservatism. He could have controlled spending.

But the point is he is a patriot, a true American-- and in comparison to Terrorist-Elect Obama-- a great man.

He protected the country for 8 years. He does not deserve the hatred and derision and bile sent his way from the left, or from the right, or from the world. That having been said, he did not advance conservatism. Under his watch, Republicans became the caricature that the left always claimed we were. Ted Stevens, Mark Foley, Medicare, No Child Left Behind... I realize much of this was not George W. Bush's fault-- but actually, it was. In that he could have stopped it. Or he could have advanced conservatism. He could have controlled spending. But the point is he is a patriot, a true American-- and in comparison to Terrorist-Elect Obama-- a great man.

I can agree with that- and I'll add a snippet I wrote elsewhere:

Like many who voted for the man twice, I went through stages of lukewarm support, enthusiast support, and finally “just wish he'd go away,” but...

Big “but.”

But I think shortly most of us will wish he were still in office, due to the imminent Obama Thugocracy”...

>>He protected the country for 8 years.<<

The World Trade Center bombings happened in 1993.

Clinton was pres. from 1993 to 2001.

So, that flaming a$$h###, Clinton did the same thing.

Bush didn't do squat to protect us. He just lucked out.