I look at it this way. I have some major issues with Bush and the admin. Granted not the same as liberals, but I also see some attempts at trying to do the right things.
Major education reform. He got this pushed through and while NCLB is not "fully funded" he increased education spending over 60% from when billy boy was in office.
Healthcare, while not everyone has it, and I don't believe everyone is entitled to free healthcare, he did rework the senior system and drug aspects to really make it more solvent and better then it was long term. Costs a lot of money but again he did something. Billy and Hillary spent 8 years trying and did nothing on this.
Let's see, revamping CIA to get more boots on the ground in analysis and operations, something the previous admin destroyed thinking satellites was all we needed.
Reworking the military to be better suited for localized and smaller / city type fights vs. the big armor wars which were a thing of the past and are part of the problem we have in address Afghanistan and Iraq insurgents. All with little or no support from some of the old-timers who don't like change.
Other things have been done as well, all this while dealing with a hostile and lying media and left side of the congress, who have made everything difficult, rather then working together. All this while experiencing one of the largest econmic growths in history, in spite of the downturn prior to him going into office.
Again, I have some issues with Bush, but I also look beyond and see the accomplishments that were minimal or non-existant the prior 8 years.
When the dems, but someone out there who has similar goals and a forward thinking plan I will vote for him/her, but pettiness and spite really turn me off.