George W. Bush can't fix the GOP
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Before Donald Trump came along, I was certain that George W. Bush would be remembered as the worst president of my lifetime.
Bush's administration was one disaster after another — not all of them of his making, certainly, but usually made worse by his leadership: 9/11. Torture and warrantless wiretapping.
Hurricane Katrina. The war in Iraq. The Great Recession. When he left office, just 33 percent of Americans approved of his job performance. The country was in decline, and Republican
governance seemed thoroughly discredited.
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Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best
online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.