Is the Bush administration (and all of the folk within it) any better or worse than any other in the past how-many-years? I guess that would depend on what was the state of things when he took office, what happened during his term(s) and the result of his (and the rest of the administration's) actions.

We had a budget surplus, but that was due to prior extreme cuts in defense and intelligence-service spending. As a result, the national security was risked so the bank account could be more flush.

We had an unemployment rate of 5.6% with the prior administration, and the latest information shows a current 5.0% rate.

We had no war during the prior administration, but we also had no attacks on the homeland then as well.

We have 15+ million illegal aliens in the US now, and this number has grown steadily for the last 20 years. Has ANY administration in the last 20 years really cared?

The efficacy of public education during the past 7 years really won't be known for another 5-10 years at best, but could it get worse than it was? ((possibly!))

The housing market skyrocketed, and came down just as fast. Is any president at fault because people made risky financial decisions regarding mortgages or purchases?

Unless someone has gotten rich and nothing negative has ever happened to them during that time frame, I don't think anyone is ever really happy with the job any president is doing while in office. After the sitting president is replaced, it's amazing how many people selectively remember things that happened during an administration, and bother to measure how many things that occur in one administration that have serious effects on subsequent administrations.

Has Bush done a good job? History (as subjective as that can be) will provide a synopsis - positive or negative (or both). He hasn't been impeached, and if the current Congress wanted it and thought it had grounds, do you think they'd go after him?

I remember the same "good job" question about the Clinton years, and every other president prior (in my lifetime). It makes you wonder why anyone would want the job.

Is it time for a change - Yes, and thank the Founding Fathers for having the foresight to limit a term to 4 years, and the Truman administration (Democrat) for endorsing the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

After all of the negativity towards Presidents during the last few administrations, hooray to ANYONE willing to vie for the job!