StevenH, it simply won’t do for past Presidents to undercut the incumbent. To do so creates confusion, and confusion at that level is dangerous. The only reason Carter hasn’t done more damage is because so few people take him seriously. I suppose that if Obama goes far enough afield, the Bush’s will speak out; but they will, and should, be very cautious.

That is what you have surrogates for. Ike felt so strongly that a President should never lie to the people that he always had a surrogate do it for him, when he felt it necessary. Cheney, Rove and others are beginning to be effective.

No, in addition to protocol there’s the fact that it just wouldn’t be productive. Both Bushes know this. When has anybody, right or left, cared about ANYTHING Carter has said since leaving office? This is aside from the lack of any substance in his utterances, and discounting the general ga-ga-ness of what he says.

Clinton has been pretty good about it, although I suspect one reason Hillary didn’t do better against Obama is because Bill’s campaigning was counter-productive – people just didn’t want to see him anymore. Or her, by extension. Not in the White House. She suffered for his violation of the taboo against former Presidents taking part in political life.

The media and public’s reaction to any criticism of the Obama Administration by either Bush would be either indifference or outrage, depending on which gives the anti-conservative movement more mileage.

We should be concentrating on motivating our current conservative politicians and their champions to muster disciplined, sensible, and inspirational challenges to Obama’s mess. It’s their work to do, and we need them to do it.

The Bush’s have more respect for the office of the President than that. It is *not* proper for past President to speak in such a way about current or former Presidents.

In the last few decades there have only been two that would do so – Carter and Obama and I hope that the Bushes do not sink down to that level.

Mrs. Oblio adores George H.W. Bush.

Perhaps that’s why many on the left were and are so hell bent on destroying them. When you look at the likes of dead-fish democrats like Dukakis, or Teddy, the serial philanderer and coward, who left a woman to drown, thinking only of his career, Kennedy. Or Kerry, the phony war hero with the overblown sense of entitlement, not to mention his running mate, John (Silky Pony, I love my wife) Edwards. Oh, and let’s not forget the Clintons. The only time in recent memory they’ve slept together was at Reagan’s funeral.

I could see sitting down with either Bush and enjoying their company and liking them as people.
I could also see myself wanting to take a shower after meeting any of the above named democrats. They’re not real or decent. Nor is the present thin skinned phony in the White House.

I’m sure that it is inspiring but mostly to the people who already think like George W Bush.