Why I prefer the Bush(43) administration to the last one

Lets start with two areas, the economy and foreign policy.

Economics:

The previous administration and its supporters gave and continue to give no credence to supply-side economic policies even though these policies have been historically successful when they have been allowed to operate. OTOH. the more politically correct classic (demand-side) economic policies have been barely adequate. The purported failures of supply-side policies (Reaganomics) are more due to interference and obstructionism by opponents than by flaws in the policies.

The current administration is not fully supportive of supply-side policies but is much less anti than were the previous administrations beginning with Bush41 (remember, it was GHWB that called it "voodoo economics" and I don't think he ever got past that view.) As a result, there is probably less potential for economic damage from Bush43 even if there won't be much progress until we have an administration that fully supports supply-side policies.

Foreign Policy:

Immediate situations can obscure and/or sidetrack the pursuit of long-term goals. When you are up to your ass in alligators, it is easy to forget that your original objective was to drain the swamp. On 9/11 we (hopefully) woke up to the fact that we are up to our ass in alligators. We can't drain the swamp (economically, environmentally, or politically) until we deal with the alligators. This administration shows a willingness and intent to do this. The last one was content to poke at the alligators with sharp sticks when they got too aggressive (which only made them mad and more aggressive). Of course, one big reason the alligators became aggressive in the first place was that many of the supporters of the last administration liked to feed the alligators and some even tried to keep them as pets.

The current administration may make mistakes in foreign policy, but they will come from trying to deal with a real problem rather than from trying to avoid dealing with the problem by doing as little as possible.

Bush is a different kind of president that we have come to expect. He is blunt, says what he means and means what he says. He doesn't quibble a lot over the meaning of "is". I may not always agree with what he says, but at least I have little doubt about what he is saying. The only thing I was sure of with the last administraion was that if their mouths were open, they were probably lying.

There. That probably leaves you saying "what the hell is he talking about?"