<p>John McCain himself also blames Bush for the economy.</p>
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- John McCain</p>
<p>[McCain</a> accuses Bush of economic failure](<a href=“http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/409580/cs/1/]McCain”>http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/409580/cs/1/)</p>
<p>As for Bill Clinton, he displayed the same kind of lethargic endorsement of Al Gore back in 2000. I think Bill is just too self-centered to ever effectively play the role of the surrogate (in contrast, John Kerry relishes the supporting role and is a better attack dog than he ever was a presidential candidate). In 2000, he was slighted that Al Gore ran away from his legacy (due to the Lewinsky scandal), and in 2008, he was slighted that Hillary was not automatically appointed nominee by mere fact that she was a Clinton.</p>