I am going to acknowledge I get caught up in sarcasm some times and it does not serve a real purpose other than to divide even more.
The tone of this question though is that if you like Bush, you do not see him for who he is. The statements that he has done1000 years of damage to this country is way over the top, as well as saying he will go down in history as an evil President. When President Carter left office he was seen in a very different light than many see him today, although still seen as an inept President, people have a much higher regard for him. History may be the same for Bush as more facts come out, or it may be different. I was around when John Kennedy was assasinated. He became almost a saint to many. In hindsight, he is seen as a fairly inept President who was an inpsiring speaker. History has a way of shifting perspectives.
Your ioinion is your opinion ,Upward, and in spite of your beliefs about Bush being evil, you still have that right in this country. The Constitution seems to still be the rule in spite fo some of our Presidents and Congress, although we woudl be well to wake up to how we may be eroding it in the name of preserving our way of life, so I am not totally with others on Bush keeping us safe.
However, if someone sees things differently,which I do, although I do believe he has not done well with his stewrdship over the growth of government, and I believe Iraq was a mistake, he was not alone. Congress went right along with him on spending and the war.
If you look at Hillary, she supported the war until public opinion shifted and she started running for President.
Anyway, I apologize for my sarcasm. You have the right to your opinion Upward, but just because you see things a certain way is no more a clearer view point than mine or oneye’s or anybodies. It is simply your perspective. If you are going to ask a question like this, you can expect differing points of view and comparisons of Bush to others, so don’t expect your answers to be limited to Bush and Bush alone.
If you would have said, “This is how I see Bush….what do you see?” that would have been a more open question, but the way you word it seems to indicate that your mind is made up (closed) and you don’t want to hear any dissenting voices. If you don’t want to hear that, do not ask.
Respectfully.