Why are you defending George Bush? Kevin, Bush was not a very good president - but I give him credit for one thing. No attacks on U.S. soil after 9/11, and a pretty good argument that he prevented future attacks.
The man increased the size of the fed govt, he went after the wrong country that began with the letters 'IRA', but at the very least - he arguably prevented future attacks.
And that's one more item than I give Obama credit for, so far...