IMO one thing the Bush* Administration excelled at was creating Low Expectations.

[Toots]

They made it seem they were completely incompetent on all issues yet passed virtually everything they put forward. Obama on the other hand has fed the country on Very High Expectations and by doing so appears to be a failure to those that don't pay close attention. Bush* played the idiot and he did it well, so very little was expected of him. Not saying that was good but it certainly made their life a lot easier..

[heli]

1. It was Karl Rove's fundamental strategy for Bush

starting with the very first Texas gubernatorial debate, where he basically beat Ann Richards by not saying much.

[DrDan]

2. yeah - have to agree with you

and it was so easy to hold low-expectations with that group of incompetents

so when they failed to achieve, it was no surprise

[lurknomore]

3. Interesting observation

He did seem to get a lot of bills through Congress.