But at least he's not afraid to act on what he believes. I respect that.
Why? Do you have children? Do you want their lives affected because someone with stupid, harsh, irrational beliefs "acted on what he believed"? Why respect someone for that? And since it's pretty well documented that Karl Rove built GW Bush (almost Geppetto/Pinocchio like), why would you think that GW Bush is someone who "believes" much of anything? I'll grant you that he isn't "afraid to act", but so what?
The man doesn't even "read much"! That's from his own lips!