Bush alumns not helping the cause
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 09:34AM 
The Bushies have been out in full force this week trying to burnish the former president's legacy with the argument that "at least he kept us safe."
Former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer and Chris Matthews went at it pretty good earlier in the week, and later today Dick Cheney sits down with CNN's John King for his first interview since leaving office.
The Bushies have every right to defend their legacy and offer a contrarian point of view to the mainstream media. That's fine. But there's no doubt that it hurts the current Republicans, who would like nothing better than to put Bush 43 in the rearview mirror. Having Fleischer, Perino, Cheney et al on the tube pleading their case to the American people only drives the Republicans numbers down further.
Maybe there is a historical case to be made that Bush 43's two terms weren't the train wreck that it seems to be (though I have no clue what that would be), but that's not an argument to be made now. Certainly nobody is going to buy it while we're suffering through the worst economy in 70 years and have deficits that are measured in the trillions of dollars. I think every time a Bush 43 alumnus appears on TV it just reminds voters why they like Obama and dislike Republicans. Maybe they should just cool their heals for a bit.
Reader Comments (3)
Well said.
It's like a kid who dropped and broke something and is desperately trying to put the pieces back together...
perfectly said nick...whenever i see fleischer on tv i cringe...i wonder to myself,does he really beleive what he is saying? is he brainswashed?
Good post, Nick.
The Bushies need to find something else to hang their hat on that isn't trying to prove a negative.