Apparently you have.
Domestically he was terrible, and helped lead us to where we are today.
Live it. Eat it. Breath it. IT’s the truth.
Your definition of leadership and your interpretation of what Bush did is absurd on its face.
Bush did not fight back domestically because he considered the office of the president to be above domestic politics, not because he was a weak leader. The guy was a strong leader: ask the military which CinC they prefer, for example.
Don’t confuse deliberate refraining from day to day domestic politics with a lack of leadership.