and he tanked the economy, which led to the financial ruin of millions of American citizens. His regime re-popularized torture. He also appointed Alito and Roberts to the Supreme Court, which led to Citizens United, which led to most of the epic fuckery we see in politics today. Oh yeah, Katrina too. Dude was evil or incompetent at almost every turn.

He had slightly better manners and was more charming, I guess, but either he was a huge dupe or he was a vile piece of shit. Maybe a mix.

Do i think of him as somewhat better than Trump.. i guess, but i can't rewrite history like he was at all acceptable to my world view.