Here, a year after the election, we ask four of them for their impressions on President Bush's second term, so far.

Jim Hill Sudbury, Mass. "Bush has produced solid results on many important issues" Corey Harrison Chicago, Illinois "He has performed exactly how I thought he would - terribly"

Rhonda Buie Houston, Texas "The slow response to Katrina was his biggest mistake" Jorge Caspary Tallahassee, Florida "His administration have performed above average"

Read their views and then click on the links at the bottom of each page to respond to their comments.

The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.