I gotta ask, why exactly do people think Bush II was bad? If you remove the wars we had overseas and the Patriot act, what are your complaints?
The lies upon which the wars were sold.
The "us versus them" response to 9/11, and the War on Terror as the continual excuse for strongarm diplomacy with other countries.
The massive increase in "Defense"' spending and the neglect of other domestic (and international) activities that came with that.
The fact that he surrounded himself with a pack of neocon wolves who care not one hoot about the promises on which Bush was elected.
Oh yeah, the ongoing doubts as to whether he truly was "elected"!
Shall I go on?
Disclaimer: I despise that man and what his administration did to the world. Fuck him.