After two years of Obama it is completely understandable that some are expressing what Michelle Malkin describes as "Bush Nostalgia".
In the same vein that in 2000, after eight years of Bill Clinton, many were hopeful and enthusiastic about then candidate George W. Bush.
But Malkin is entirely correct when she writes:
"The problem, of course, is that Bush nostalgia is indelibly marred by his disastrous domestic policy legacy of big government, big spending, and betrayal of core fiscal principles — the very impetus for the Tea Party movement upon which he now heaps glowing praise."
She also makes mention of the "amnesty bill" for illegal aliens Bush endeavored to try and push through the U.S. Senate.
Speaking of "betrayal", one of the most lamentable and tragic matters of President Bush's time in office was left completely untouched by Malkin:
President Bush's betrayal of our closest and most important ally, -Israel.
In 2000, then candidate George W. Bush, campaigned on a platform of being a strong supporter of our ally Israel. [Like Obama also claimed].
He promised that if elected president he would begin the process of moving our embassy to Israel from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. Finally implimenting the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act adapted by Congress in 1995.
A move, that if President Bush had kept his word on, would have greatly bolstered and strengthened our ally Israel politically in a powerful way.
Unfortunately, President Bush failed to keep faith with his campaign pledge. He continued Bill Clinton's practice of exercising the "waiver" to not impliment the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act.
President Bush had things backwards. His failure to move the embassy was against America's national interest. It had the effect of emboldening the Islamist/Jihadist enemies of both America and Israel.
Interpreted as "weakness", an appeasement concession. It also served to undermine our ally Israel in the face of the international community. Just like Obama does.
But the very worse matter of all is how President Bush completely broke away from longstanding previous U.S. policy, and called for the establishment of a "Palestinian" state in the heart of Israel's own land.
That act of betrayal occurred in June of 2002 with the Bush launch of the infamous two-state non-solution "Roadmap".
The "Roadmap" could also be refered to as a Western "Phased Plan."
Without that, Obama would be in far less position to pressure Israel today.
In that regard, Bush helped pave the way for Obama.
And President Bush's support for an Islamist carving up of Serbia, his recognition of Kosovo as an independent state, apart from Serbia, also needs mention.
On the matter of fiscal conservatism, Malkin is entirely correct to point out the mamoth bank "bailout" President Bush pushed through Congress near the end of his presidency.
However, she failed to make mention of the $millions in PLO Fatah bailouts, [$billions since 1993] ,in taxpayer money lavished on Abu Mazen's PLO Fatah Authority by the Bush Administration.
Condi Rice conceeded in Congressional testimony that the U.S. was most likely funding terrorists through its funding of the Palestinian Authority.
And that a separate matter from how U.S. tax dollars have funded anti-America, anti-Israel hate through official PA media.
Condi Rice had the "audacity" to make an unfactual comparrison of the suffering of blacks in the Old South with the Hamas terrorist population in Gaza.
President Bush has had the "audacity" to incorrectly refer to Judea and Samaria as "occupied Arab land". It is not.
Judea, Samaria, and the eastern part of Jerusalem were under foreign occupation prior to June 1967.
After winning a war of self-defense, Judea, Samaria, and all of Jerusalem were restored to Israel after 2,000 years of foreign occupation.
Michelle Malkin wrote an excellent appropriate article dealing with "Bush Nostalgia". However, these other important items also need mention when it comes to those who are- "missing" Bush.