Can anybody give me semi-detailed list of the accomplishments of President George W. Bush?

@ RJC: Thank you for the giving the first actual answer to my question. I appreciate it.

I must note however, that much of the legislation regarding the VA and benefits to our troops was essentially damage control for the blow-back of our government's disgustingly low interest in the welfare of our troops. After the story broke about the conditions of many of our VA hospitals, the administration took progressive, very public steps towards improving the image of the VA.

National Service programs primarily rely on the volunteer efforts of the people. This is not a credit to the administration. Honestly, Bushes handling of the Katrina situation was no more effective than Obama's handling of the BP situation. And the massively unchecked abuse of the programs enacted to help the victims actually contributed to the deficit over time.

I remember the initiatives to expand Medicare. Due applause granted (claps hands)

I also remember the initiative to preserve nature in the beginning. It is rea

I also remember the initiative to preserve nature in the beginning. It is really not anyone's fault that most people don't understand that nature preserves actually have a profound impact on the environment and the habitats the encompass, and that that impact is usually not positive. Thumbs up, nonetheless.

I honestly believe that he believed the children are our future, but that he did not know how to act in that interest. That being said, NCLB was a financial and bureaucratic disaster with a multi-generational wake from which future Americans may never fully recover.

His 1st executive order was a clear violation of the constitution. Regardless of how you feel about separation of church and state, this order inextricably linked the government to a private interest.

LOL @ Herbert S: Beating out John Kerry is as much an accomplishment as finishing all the pages in your coloring book. It does take a little less effort though.

@limit my govt: I in fact did NOT forget that. But I also recall how ineffective the help was. And I already know that the "displaced Katrina victims" were supposed to have temporary arrangements elsewhere, but they became permanent by essentially just avoiding the net to draw em back. That was the economic burden to which I reffered. As far as Obama's handling of the oil spills, all that he could have done was use the incident as leverage against OPEC, and start imposing more federal limitations on our business dealings with BP, and allow other countries to help. Neither of which he did. It's sad but true, all the other consequences of that event were inevitable, and unavoidable. And he was not in any position to contribute to them. He's a politician, not an engineer. But can you answer the question?

@limitmygov: In addition, Bush took pre-emptive action in Iraq because he could 'foresee the situation becoming a problem'. There was no hindsight involved in that action. The dam in New Orleans broke once before. It was in the late 70s I believe. There was plenty of hindsight in that scenario that he chose not to enact. He knew that it wasn't sufficient enough to hold, cuz it broke, resulting in the disaster area that became post-Katrina Louisiana. He very easily could have over-ridden the Mayor and governor and sent federal aid anyway. In much the same way the fed has over-ridden Mississippis complaints against southern Illinois and lifted the dam to relieve them of the flood waters there.