You are Not Entitled to George W. Bush’s Opinion

Tom at Fort Boise wants someone to come and rescue the START treaty:

Do you suppose George W. Bush can take time out from clearing brush or whatever he’s up to these days to come in and ask Jon Kyl to get the hell out of the way and have the Senate ratify the New START treaty?

This is an amusing turnabout in many ways as Tom and the whole left has spent eight years treating George W. Bush as if he were the antichrist. Now, they want Bush’s help? Or do some folks on the left see an opportunity to extend the Blame Bush gravy train for another few years by blaming Bush for the failure of any proposal that he refuses to endorse.

President Bush is a little old fashioned. He’s not a narcissist who has to scream, “Look at me, look at what I’m doing!” like every recent Democratic President.  His time in the spotlight is past.  The graceful thing to do, particular in the immediate post-Presidency is to choose not to insert yourself into everything. From my perspective, Bush has handled his post-presidency admirably.

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