I'm not American, so I try to not chime in with an opinion on this topic because I don't feel like its any of my business. Now that you've raised it though, I

I'm not American, so I try to not chime in with an opinion on this topic because I don't feel like its any of my business. Now that you've raised it though, I think it's worth considering that GWB at least understood the office he was taking (setting aside how I or others feel about the actual decisions taken). I don't feel like your next president understands this at all, and certainly I don't think even his supporters see any reverence for the office. I see no evidence, even now, that he has any grasp of the situation he is in, which is incredibly dangerous for global stability. The point I'm trying to make is that I think there's a very good chance that history will remember GWB more favourably after the next 4/8 years are behind us.