As admitted before I'm an ABB person. I don't believe he has what it takes to take to captain the ship so to speak. I think Cheney is doing it and I don't trust Cheney. So Bush/Cheney, Cheney/Bush no difference. However I think McCain/Cheney there would be someone who has his own opinion in charge with the Cheney experience/intelligence to go along with it. Do I think McCain would cut spending, yes I do, domestically not militarily. And I don't think he'd have the orgy of tax cuts Bush has had. I am fiscally conservative ... I would almost always have voted for the Republican who came in second in the primaries (when the primaries are meaningful that is).
Unlike others I don't think Bush is stupid but I don't trust him and I don't have faith in him. I don't trust Cheney either but I think he is much smarter than Bush...one of those eggheads Laurajean isn't fond of...he has a place in an administration.