While W may have been handed some very tough reins to handle, he also didn't rise to the occasion. Just think of the legacy he leaves behind - a ruined economy, a destroyed housing market, a war built on false intelligence, inability to provide even basic care for the injured returning from that war (remember the mold, the rodents, the faulty plumbing?), the inability to take care of a city ruined by storm, record high energy prices, and an enormous deficit to replace the surplus he inherited from the prior administration.

Yes, he had an awful lot placed on his shoulders, but he didn't handle any of it very well, did he??