

I don’t disagree with you, but I feel like we’re talking about different things. My focus is on what the general population sees and feels, yours is in on the legislative impact of the administration. The effects of those laws are of course felt now, but not many can draw the line back to the Bush administration when making the next voting decision. Contrast this to the Iran war, where the gas prices rose within weeks or days.

This is a rather natural conclusion once you realize all grammar rules are decided by some committee somewhere. They’re not some law of nature. That being said, it also pains me greatly to find mistakes in my own text.