Issues with President Bush

As much as I've supported President Bush, I do question some of his moves that has hurt the conservative movement:

• Bad at communication. As good as Reagan was, Bush is just the opposite. Despite all the negatives on the Iraq war, why can't he successfully explain his positions? And now that the war looks successful, why shouldn't he be shouting this from the rooftops? Maybe he has and the MSM is more in the liberal tank than we thought. Even so, whenever Bush has a good idea, he's failed to convince the American public. Even Clinton did a great job of explaining his reasoning, even unpopular decisions. That's part of being a president, and that's a big reason in my opinion why so many don't favor him in a good light.
• His Small government mantra went by the wayside a long time ago. Convervatism is largely about the government not intruding on our everyday lives. Instead, out of control spending and the inability to cut unneeded programs have hurt his conservative legacy.
• The nomination of Harriet Myers to the Supreme Court. Although she passed when under pressure, what on earth was Bush doing nominating her? Seriously, what a joke. There were so many obvious great constitutional thinkers that we KNEW weren't pro abortion, why couldn't he have seen this from the start? Oh well, at least he still got in two great justices, unlike his dad.
• Same as above for Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Just seeing him speak and explain himself, I cringed. Someone as obvious and well liked as Orrin Hatch would have been a great pick.
• The amnesty of the illegal immigrants issue. Enough said. Does he now realize this issue is important to many Americans?