Thought the "Blame Bush" game was sooooo last election year? Think again. The 43rd President rears his head at the worst time for the GOP.
Dubya's out with a new book, titled "Decision Points", set to be released November 9, a week after the hotly contested congressional elections. The timing of the book has some Republican operatives fuming.
Matt Latimer from the blog, The Daily Beast aptly described Republican frustration:
Monumentally bad timing" was the reaction of one former Bush aide who learned of the book release date. Another prominent conservative compared the Bushies' public-relations savvy to LeBron James. "Selfish and stupid" was another noted right-wing columnist's reaction.
Some Bush-era issues are being making a comeback as well:
--When asked what his greatest failure was during his eight years in office, he told attendees at a trade conference in Chicago it was his administration's failure to privatize social security. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats have jumped on the comments, warning seniors that the Republicans will turn over social security to Wall Street ...just like Bush wanted.
--In an election year when bailouts are a vulgar, four letter word, the former President said that his choice to use taxpayer dollars to bailout Wall Street back in 2008 wasn't hard.
--To make matters worse, Wikileaks released 400,000 top-secret documents on the Iraq War today, bringing to light various military abuses during the Bush Administration, something that is sure to get anti-war liberals fired up.
While this may seem like a godsend for Dems, it comes too little, too late. The 'Blame Bush' game will only help them win a handful of seats, as the GOP is set to take back the House, with a few wins in the Senate.
--JM
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