Last time I checked, President Bush wasn't a bad president. I'm a Democrat, but IMO, he was the better person to handle 9/11. President Bush was also far from "dumb". He is extremely intelligent (almost too much for his own good). He wasn't a great president, but he wasn't a bad president, either. I think history will smile on his administration overall. Iraq was not a mistake, initially, it was IMPERATIVE to get Saddam Hussein out of there. The problem lies in not being prepared for such a quick and decisive victory over the Saddam regime. Al Gore would have been alright, but he's just not a likeable guy. President Obama, OTOH, is very likeable and very intelligtent. Al Gore needs to stay in the background, otherwise he will pretty much guarantee a Republican will be inaugurated on January 20, 2017. Also, Hillary is far from a guarantee. Even if she does run, she's not automatically going to win. America is still a center-right country.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, can call George W. Bush dumb and be correct.
I suppose this post shows that Bush
is smarter than some people out there.