The very best thing George W did IMHO was sign the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 as well as the ban on Gov funding for embryonic stem cell research.
Both of which BHO lifted pretty much immediately upon taking office.
In January 2001, President Bush created, via Executive Order, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Since then, Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives were established at five federal agencies, assistance and guidebooks were provided to religious groups to help them to apply for federal funds, and websites were created for speedy access to applications.
And in February 2004, the President issued an Executive Order earmarking an astonishing $3.7 billion to be doled out to faith-based and other organizations.
How kookie is that....actually helping faith based organizations reach out to the needy in the community!...but you didn't see a whole lotta hoopla about that.
He also increased the child tax credit from $500 to $1000 and he did away with the marriage penalty.
He also implemented many of the tax cut we are enjoying today....the Economic Growth and Tax Releif Reconcilation Act of 2001, the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003...which are set to expire in 2011....
...but you won't hear much good reported on those because the focus in on the increase in the National Debt....which in all those years doesn't even come close to the debt we're seeing under this Admininstration in the past 6 months alone....
And IMHO...had Bush Sr and Clinton addressed the issues in Iraq and with Al Qa' ida then....we may not have seen 9-11 nor the ongoing war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As well....Bush is blamed for the economic crisis but no one wants to report on the fact that the Dem Majority House and Senate were the heavy hands in creating this mess with the subprime mortgage debacle and they thwarted every attemt by Bush to reign in Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae...
...and I do think George W did error in pandering to them the last two years of his office.
....but he did have bigger issues on his plate in keeping this country safe after 9-11....which he did....and we have not seen another attack on US soil or US interests after 9-11...prayerfully will be able to say that for another few years.
And as....another poster pointed out in another thread....When Bush was in office...the media reported on every hang nail that occured in Iraq....24/7....but now we see very little reporting of the war with this Admin....
Anyway...I hope this helps a little...but it's all subjective and you won't see many positive aspects being reported or noted.
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