What made him so popular?

I actually thought Al Gore made much more sense than Bush. I don't care that he was linked to Clinton, if that's what you mean. And yes, he cut taxes, but this is definitely not the "best economy we've seen in decades" my friend. There are a lot of things that factor into the economy, not just the # of jobs created. If anyone recalls, we had a surplus before this man got into office. Now we are billions upon billions of dollars in debt to China and Japan of all places. Not to mention, the jobs that have been created, while they are plentiful, aren't necessarily good paying ones. I know tons of people with degrees and experience who can't even get jobs in their fields. People with BA's and MA's and working on their Doctorates are still working for $10 at retail stores. Pah, best economy.... And no, I don't believe in this war. We were mislead from the beginning, several times in fact, as to the reason for this war, and he chose to invade a country who was not an immediate threat to our nation. Now, because of us, the regular, citizens of Iraq are suffering brutality in masses, the likes of which they'd never seen until we got involved. We cannot solve the problems of every other country in this world. Heck, we have problems of our own, and terrorists right here in this nation, but you don't see anyone worrying about that do you, probably because our chief wouldn't have gotten Sadam as he wanted...