Bush Legacy Tour

GRAND JUNCTION, CO- Until we hit the road in June, I would never have imagined I would be roaming the streets of cities large and small looking for supporters of Bush and his allies. This becomes a goal when a person from the press wants to show both sides and cannot find a single person on the bus or walking by with anything good to say about Bush.  Some reporters will not air the piece if they cannot find someone from the conservative side as well. If a reporter is looking to get a quote from someone who supports the President’s policies, I will sometimes help them and attempt to flag someone down off of the street. This has proved challenging.  It has also been challenging getting the Republican party and conservative groups to provide comments to the local press about what they think of the tour. We had the best example of this in Grand Junction yesterday. The local CBS outlet came out to cover the bus and wanted to have the local Republican party give comments on their thoughts on the tour. The reporter contacted Gary, a chair of the Republican party, in Grand Junction. Although their offices are very close by he refused to come look at the bus and give an interview to CBS. His comments explain why are the clincher. He explained that he did not want to come see the bus because he is now doing work for McCain and does not want McCain’s name to be associated with Bush! That pretty much sums it up.