Bush mismanaged the war(s). If he had the surge from day one, things might have been different.
He also cut taxes which also spurred economic growth. The economy was humming in 2004, which is why he won. In 2008, a hyperbolic worldwide credit crisis was laid at his feet just like Trump was blamed for the Pandemic in 2020.
For his entire term, democrats lied about his tax cuts only benefiting the rich and causing the "banking crisis". Then when the democrats had complete control, what policy did they get rid of? That would be none. They didn't even repeal his tax cuts, because they said doing such was going to create a 20 billion dollar tax increase for the middle class. JFC, no shit man.
They said the same thing about Trump's tax cuts. So what have they done about them again? Same as above, nothing
My biggest problem might be that I know too much, it's a burden y'know. Ignorance truly is bliss.