Everybody liked him, he had a lot of friends Loved sports growing up out in Western Texas Felt pressure from the bar set high by his dad The more his dad pushed, the more he rebelled Struggled academically, but turned it around Even made it through Yale, and later Harvard Pilot for the Texas Air National Guard Made riches with the Rangers, drilling oil, went far Alcohol battles, turned to his religion Struggled with public speaking, had some Bushisms Pushed reforms as governor of Texas Success there later helped become President He was an average good guy Who rocked the boat in his Presidency Okay he was President, but barely beat Gore The Court stopped the recount in Florida Compassionate conservative, No Child Left Behind Many say this broke the tenth amendment Well Bush changed many things drastically Formed the Department of Homeland Security The people were scared of Al Qaeda and more They demanded the government just do more So Bush did more, signed the Patriot Act Said the government could spy and wiretap Signed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Decided to preemptively strike Iraq Invaded Afghanistan and they're still there Detained with no trial, tortured many suspects Half the Bill of Rights abused and ignored In the name of security, protect the borders! He was an average good guy Who rocked the boat in his Presidency George W. Bush Dubya W. Bush George W. Bush Dubya W. Bush No weapons of mass destruction found Hundreds of thousands dead in Iraq Began the never-ending War of Terror Or as they call it the War on Terrorism But will this war, will it ever end? Yes it will but terrorism will not And in 2004, he was re-elected But the wars dragged on and people were dying The money was gone, debt and deficit rising Housing bubble burst and everything with it Everybody affected by The Great Recession Bush and friends bailed out the big banks, Big corporations, and even citizens Foreign policy questioned around the world A shoe thrown at his head, heck it was hurled Now things didn't go as well as he planned But he changed the world forever, this is where it stands George W. Bush Dubya W. Bush George W. Bush Dubya W. Bush