Coming to a Town Near You… the Bush Legacy Bus

by   |  June 25, 2008

On Tuesday, Americans United for Change kicked off its national Bush Legacy Bus Tour, a nearly 150-stop cross-country trip to remind Americans of the last eight years of failed policies put forth by the Bush administration and its allies in Congress. As Lee Saunders, Executive Assistant to the AFSCME International President, said at the rally:

“[L]ike John F. Kennedy once said, ‘The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie… but the myth.’ Well, we’re making sure that there are no myths about George Bush’s greatness or tall tales about his achievements. There will only be honesty about who he is and what he’s done.”

His words were echoed by Americans United for Change President Brad Woodhouse, who pointed out how the Bush legacy:

“has left an economy in recession, the costs for healthcare, college tuition, food and gas skyrocketing and out of reach for most Americans. Bush and his allies have left an environment hurling towards potential disaster, unemployment on the rise, a mortgage and housing crisis and historic lows in consumer confidence and in the number of Americans who think the country is headed in the right direction.”

The 28-ton, 45-foot long, bio-diesel-powered museum on wheels will roll on throughout the summer and fall stopping in the hometowns of Bush’s allies in Congress as well as both national political conventions and symbolic locations like New Orleans and Crawford, TX. Watch for the Bush Legacy Bus as it tours the country, take a look at its interactive exhibits, and see video from Tuesday's rally here: