George Bush is leading Republicans off another cliff

The GOP embraces the 43rd president at its own peril

Not the dynamic duo.
(Image credit: Illustrated | REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

Isn't it strange how George W. Bush has somehow become a reassuring presence?

Our memories of Bush predate the acrimony over ObamaCare. He predates the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street. He predates "I am not a witch." He predates Romney's 47 percent, the Benghazi scandal, and Russia's annexation of a part of Ukraine. "W" is a man who has said nothing about the Syrian Civil War.

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is the founder and editor of The Slurve, a newsletter about baseball. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Slate and The American Conservative.