How I Rate The President:
1) SCOTUS nominees A- (3.7/4.0)WTF was with that Harriet Miers brainfart!??
2) ImmigrationF (0.0/4.0)2,000 illegals a day and absolutely no let up in sight. And his "Guest-Worker" amnesty plan is not just stupid - it's insane. Then the cut from 2,000 new border agents to just 200 last year!? Oh fuck it CLOSE THE BORDER!
3) Taxes & EconomyB+ (3.3/4.0)Economy is going good. Tax cuts were good... now keep cutting and eliminate the IRS completely!
4) Domestic spendingF (0.0/4.0)He hasn't vetoed a SINGLE spending bill. "Spending like drunken sailors" is no exaggeration (my apologies to any Navy guys here).
5) Gov't programs & agencies D (1.0/4.0)The Dept. of Homeland Security was unnecessary. Exanding Federal Education control across the nation with the NCLB Act created a lot of red tape but no measurable effect in education.
6) Campaign Finance ReformD- (0.7/4.0)He said he thought it was unconstitutional when he signed it - but signed it anyway. Then waited for a majority-liberal court to strike it down!???
7) Patriot ActC+ (3.3/4.0)Lots of hype and hyperbole, but no real visible damage.
8) War On TerrorB (3.0/4.0)Afghanistan was tremendous. Militarily overthrowing Saddam was stunning. But getting bogged down in Iraq is wearing on our ability and options to deal with other states like Iran or Syria. Public support will be much harder to win to expand into those nations when the time comes.
9) Domestic securityB (3.0/4.0)No major terrorism since 9-11. It's not by accident but he's not been instilling confidence lately (borders, UAE port deal, still keeping Norman Mineta, etc.)
10) Gun controlC+ (3.7/4.0)Didn't do anything bad, but didn't propose good anything either.
11) Rogue nations (North Korea, Iran, Syria, etc.)D+ (2.7/4.0)So far, no results... with the possible exception of Libya who was scared shitless by seeing Saddam pulled from a spiderhole.
12) The UN and third-world support C (3.0/4.0)John Bolton was a good appointment, but GWBush's massive giveaways to Africa just plain sucks hyena-dick.
FINAL GRADE = "C"