Reply #31: I think we need to be realistic about how small a minority genuine "Bush haters" are

[Bucky]

There's a difference between hating Bush and a those who just think he's a failure and a simpleton. The aura of the office reflects the country, even if the man in the office doesn't serve us well. But that alone, for most people, doesn't erase the aura. I understand that we on this board dislike him, and do so for very valid reasons. But the families at VTech need acts of civility to get them through a horrible moment. The president showing up in a time of national grief doesn't politicize the event. If he tries to use it for political leverage later, that would be politicizing it. Giving official state comfort to the fallen and their survivors is not political. Complaining that he shouldn't go because you don't like him or his policies is an attempt to politicize it.

I'm sorry if you can't see that difference. It's the price you pay for surrendering to hate.