There is so much to say: he hid the facts from the people. His first EO was to prohibit release of non-classified documents pertaining to the Reagan Administration. Cheney's meetings with the moguls of energy were kept so secret that the public could not even learn who was present or what the broadest items on the agenda were. Tax cuts benefited primarily the wealthiest people in the country, who--contrary to corporatist, neo-con ideology--did not invest the cuts in the US economy; rather, they paid themselves larger salariers, benefits, and bonuses while shipping jobs abroad and turning the unregulated US security trading market into a casino that crashed calamitously in 2007. Bush neglected the infrastructure, as had Reagan, cut funding for medical research and care, cut funding for education, cut funding for law enforcement . . . Bush and Cheney ensured that lavishly wasteful contracts went out to powerful government contractors, including Halliburton and its subsidiaries. The Bush Administration reversed the budget surpluses produced by the Clinton Adminstration, adding a couple more trillion to the national debt before the 2007 crash. Proverty grew, the middle class got poorer, and real gains in wealth (after inflation) were limited to the already wealthiest upper echelon of society. Mega-corporations accelerated mergers and buy-outs, thereby eliminating the competion that is the sine qua non of a market that functions efficiently. We continued to lose our industrial base. We were thrown into a long, expensive war that had nothing to do with terrorism; rather than extirpate the terrorist nests in Afghanistan, the Bush Administration virtually abandoned Afghanistan and turned its attention to Iraq.

Worst of all, the debt incurred during the Bush Adminstration was on wasted spending. Investment that would have produced jobs, innovation, and new investment was not made. We became even more dependent on oil.

George W. Bush, did no good. In my subjective opinion, he is the 44th worst president of the US.

You obviously are ignorant of the Carter Administration if you rate President Bush as the worst president. You are also obviously ignorant of relevant facts surrounding the topics you discuss in your answer. You are obviously a political moron and are incapable of articulating rationale thought other than spewing out the "Hate America First" crowd's garbage.

Spending needs to be cut in the departments you mention. Education is full of union mentality tenured teachers who don't teach and are schools are held hostage by a group of union thugs who don't give a damn about education other than teaching our children what's wrong with America rather than the overwhelming good that we do.
Halliburton, other than a French-owned Company, is the only contractor with the resources to rebuild a country's infrastructure and it made sense to contract with someone who is actually capable of completing the work.

You are correct on the wasteful spending Bush undertook, those that he compromised with the morons on the left such as Ted Kennedy (No child left behind)and you are completely ignorant of the true facts of Iraq's role with Al-Qaeda. READ the 9-11 Commission's report rather than rely on the liberal media's interpretation and you might be able to connect the dots--if you haven't consumed too many drugs and are capable of thinking for yourself.

We will continue to lose jobs to overseas companies as long as it is more expensive to perform similar functions here at home. That's basic economics and your friends on the left don't get the fact that higher corporate tax rates and ridiculous union contracts CAUSE companies to look for cheaper alternatives. Take a basic economics course and you might get that concept as well.
Our country is now being run by morons such as you who think that everything about America is wrong unless we are placating our enemies and pretending to be friends with the socialists and communist regimes who want to destroy us. The radical Muslims don't care if we are democrat or republican--they want us all dead and you better wake up and realize that we need to hunt these people down throughout the world and KILL them before the kill us. That's what Bush did and it was a winning strategy. He WON the war in Iraq despite what you morons on the left like to spew out every night on the news. The world is a better place because of Bush and someday you might actually come to realize how well he performed in keeping our country safe.

Now we have yet another dupe in the white house and you will see the difference of a "law enforcement" approach to the war on terror versus a military approach. The later, pursued by Bush, will keep us safe while the alternative will allow our enemies to grow and prosper as they did while your favorite moron Bill Clinton chased interns rather than focusing on the surrounding threats. It is only a matter of time before the country comes running back to the Republicans to continue the battle.

Wake up! Educate yourself rather than watching the news. Try reading some alternative sources of material and you might learn the difference. Bush was by no means perfect and he did indeed have several significant failures, but history will reflect favorably on this man who put everything political and personal on the line for the betterment of the country. I give him an A for protecting us pursuing a winning strategy.

Quit spewing media, left wing nonsense and give some specific "facts" how Bush/Cheney attempted to "destroy" the moral fabric of this country and you might have a discussion. Are you referring to "torture" of our enemies? You pathetic piece of crap! You are more concerned about how we treat our enemies, but you don't give a damn that they will decapitate our soliders. Take a few minutes and learn about our history and war. Enemy combatants have never been given the status of a citizen or solider and I hardly believe water boarding (only used on 3 individuals--but I bet you didn't know this fact that has been left out) and making them wear panties is torture! Wake up! These people want YOU and ME dead. They are not interested in our laws or our moral fabric. They aren't interested in sitting down with us and negotiating anything! Quit believing everything you hear from the media and LEARN history and UNDERSTAND the facts rather than the left-wing politicians who are only interested in more government control and more power! You can't give me ONE example of your statement above! You are only repeating left-wing garbage. You don't have a CLUE of what it is to be a real American. You are only interested in knocking down your country by attacking those who want to protect America and keep her safe. I am sure you have been programmed by inadequate left wing schooling and don't have any concept of what truly makes our country great. Continue to be a drone or WAKE up!