to some degree yeah... but on issues such as healthcare and education... that could greatly help the economy and the poor... providing more opportunity and sharply declining crime as we know it... it's impact could affect more than we realize. Also... Bush should be tried as war criminal. Bush Cheney for pulling us into a war that was fake... that had personal implications and personal gain. Also he should be tried as war criminal for his hand in the Chevez coup of 2001.