Bush legacy bus hits Denver
Nearly everyone who's anyone in the political world is in Denver this week or will be in St. Paul, Minn., next week, so why not the Bush legacy bus too? The sponsors explain the bus route in their latest press release:
Kicked off across the street from the White House on June 24th, the National Bush Legacy Bus tour has since blanketed half the country, paying 25 states a visit -- from New Hampshire to New Mexico -- and over 60 cities, towns, and historic sights like Mt. Rushmore and the Grand Canyon, not to mention the doorsteps of many of Bush’s conservative enablers in Congress and symbolic locations like the president’s home away from home in Crawford, Texas.
The bus is the brainchild of Americans United for Change, created three years ago to oppose the president's efforts to privatize Social Security and since branched out to other causes. With backing from labor organizations, veterans groups and moveon.org, and powered by environmentally correct biodiesel fuel, the 45-foot, 28-ton bus is in the middle of a 150-town tour to, as the organization puts it, educate Americans on the impact of Bush policies.
The bus includes interactive exhibits on some of the landmark policies of the Bush years, including global warming, the Iraq war, civil liberties and the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Spokesman Jeremy Funk says traffic in Denver has been good, and most comments have been positive.
Except for one viewer who, after looking at the museum-on-wheels, walked away muttering, "I suppose you'll blame him for tornadoes too."
-- Johanna Neuman
Photo credit: Americans United for Change
