Discussion about Bush accomplishments

Q: Did Bush ever accomplish anything in his life?

I don't know anything Bush has accomplished, except influencing the
Supreme Court, with help of his father, to win the election. In 1989
George W. Bush said:

"You know I could run for governor, but I'm basically a media
creation. I've never done anything. I've worked for my dad. I
worked in the oil business. But that's not the kind of profile you
have to have to get elected to public office." 

--- August 15 2004

Before Bush took office, pass rates on the TASP exam (required to get into Texas higher ed) were 80%. Only 4 years after he took office, the pass rate had plummetted to 30%. By focusing on TASS and accountability for Texas kids, all the focus was on teaching to the TASS test, rather than true learning. Since Texas never published the TASP pass rates (we got ours via a phone call), the press never asked any questions and Bush never had to explain it. http://www.skirsch.com/politics/education/education_research.htm#TASP

What a shady character this man is... How can anyone trust him when he won't admit what everyone already knows? If he fears such things becoming public knowledge, he should not have run for office in the first place.