NoNothing
Taking the Iraq issue out of the equation.How would you say the job G.W.Bush has done for the Country
before Sept 11...President Bush didn't do anything remarkable...the actions on Sept 11 defined his first term...not the other way around....
after Sept 11, ...I felt he was making great strides both in message and actions...
as a vet,...I was concerned at the language Saddam was using in Responding to the escalation,..and towards the UN...I felt that it would lead to US re-entering the war....but decided that no matter what I would support the troops and their mission until the last solder came home...so I can also not "judge Bush" actions with out regards to Iraq....
In Iraq he has let the dems define the war...and the rebuilding program is a mistake.....Iraqs' surrender was never demanded.
It became more like a "nation building mission" then a war...mistakes were made..because Bush wanted to still be compassionate?,..while sounding stern...
in all other areas he either watered down his plan or was to liberal..and thus failed to get most plans past.
I believe that medications for the elderly is needed,..
I believe SS needs fixed....it's still the same...
I believe his immigration plan was,..well liberal...
and I believe that many pork "earmarks" blotted budgets.
It is also hard to just judge him,..when he in himself is unable to actually "make Law" and that all politicians need to work together to fix anything...but are unwilling to do so..
add in obstructionist policies of both parties and little actually gets fixed.
overall I would say he was as good of a republican as Clinton was a democrat. both are politicians and Neither actually fixed anything.,..but at least Bush is dealing with some of the issues Clinton ignored.
but then again I am a little harsh towards him because I feel he (and all politicians) have failed to enforce illegal immigration.
But with all that said...if the vote were held today I would still vote for him over either Gore or Kerry...in fact not one of the current democratic candidates would get me to switch my vote.
.