George W. Bush with unnamed turkey

Was President George W. Bush’s presidency really the cataclysmic and unmitigated disaster that it seemed to be? Could his administration really have been as devoid of any basic competency, ethical standards or intellectual curiosity as it appeared? As Bush himself was fond of saying, “Let history be the judge.”

For instance, the subprime mortgage crisis was seen be many liberal critics as a “small misstep” or a “near-complete collapse of our entire economic system.” But as time has gone by, I think that history has proven that Bush was smarter than you would initially think based on his permanent, vapid, deer-in-the-headlights looks and inability to clearly articulate human thought.

But since the economy tanked under Bush’s watch, divorce rates have plummeted nationwide, according to Associated Content

Per Center of Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics data, the numbers of divorce filings have plunged, or are roughly the same in every single state from the 2006-2008 period that mirrors U.S. recession. The statistics are remarkable, considering United States population growth continues to explode. Interestingly, divorce filings have been slashed by one-third in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York – northeastern states with heavy exposure to the financial industry that has been battered by today’s credit debacle.

Bush was so committed to traditional values, that he was willing to run the entire country into the ground in order to protect the institution of marriage.

God bless you, George W. Bush.