I had been wondering what had happened to President Bush. Here is a man who is clearly self-aware enough to not engage in campaigning, knowing that not only does he have no coat tails, but that his presence actually does harm in some places. This is vaguely reminiscient of what happened to President Clinton at the end of his term. At the time there was a lot of talk about how VP Gore did not use the president effectively. That same conversation is now occuring with regard to Mssrs McCain and Bush, as the New York Times reports.