politicized everything, solving little...

broke and humiliated the military with an ill-conceived occupation...

allied himself with unsavory elements for the sake of political expediency...

was increasingly out of touch with the needs of his countrymen...

had personal problems with alcohol that may have permanently affected his judgment... 

thought Putin was a good man who respected democracy, and was a fine choice to lead Russia... 

ineffectually managed his own staff...

frequently turned a blind eye to the illegal activities happening right under his nose...

Gee, I hope that President Bush pays close attention to all of the obituaries for former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

 Because, unlike Yeltsin in Russia, Bush isn't trying to repair a country broken by hundreds of years of poor government and political oppression.  Yeltsin started with post-communist chaos and managed to at least forge some order, though the obits are largely focused on his missteps.

Bush, by contrast, started with a nation that was the envy of the world under Clinton, and managed to make us a global punchline/pariah. 

I can only assume history will likely be less kind to he who had a slide from greatness to mediocrity, than to he who had a plodding rise from authoriarianism to mediocrity.  Yeltsin started with the remnants of an authoritarian communist behemoth, bankrupted and broken.  Bush started with Clinton Prosperity, budget surpluses, and a military force mightier than the world had ever seen.

For all Yeltsin's faults, he didn't allow Russia to backslide into what it had been before his rise.  Sadly, the same can be said of Bush--he has likewise not allowed us to return to what we were before his time in office.  In Russia's case, it was a good thing that they didn't revert to authoritarianism.  In our case, I'd give my right arm to go back to having a balanced budget, sane tax policy, US forces out of Iraq, a smart approach to counterterrorism, sensible military policies and budgets, apolitical science, and competent government appointees.

[UPDATE]: Explanation received.  Thanks for your concern.