It's a Surprise!

It's apparently really easy to rewrite history. Selective recall, I think is the phrase. Here is what I remember - well, a little bit of it. What do you think?
Roughly two years ago the major issue in the USA was the war in Iraq. Is that still going on?
Roughly one year ago the major issue in the USA seemed to be illegal immigration. Is that still going on?
Today the major issue in the USA is the economy. Who knew? Well, not us, apparently. While we worried about the war, and the Mexicans, we were being ripped off by the very institutions we thought were beyond reproach - the banks and Wall Street.
As far as I'm concerned, the GWB presidency was a resounding success (for him)- assuming his goals were to bankrupt the country, divide its' people, enrage the world against the USA, replace the Berlin Wall with the USA-Mexico Fence, and so on and so forth. But the biggest, most important goal he obviously had - make all of his friends as rich as possible no matter who got hurt - that one was without question fully achieved.
I just wanted to write this down now, lest it be forgotten.