George W. Bush : President George W. Bush is enjoying another bounce in the polls . Zelizer : Presidential reputations could improve if the polls are tallied at a moment when a president resonates with the politics of the moment . With a few exceptions , presidential reputations are never fixed in stone . He says one reason is that passions for presidents tend to lessen after they leave office . Bush : President George W. Bush has done Obama a favor by continuing some of his policies .
George W. Bush : President George W. Bush is enjoying another bounce in the polls . Zelizer : With a few exceptions , presidential reputations are never fixed in stone . He says one reason is that passions for presidents tend to lessen after they leave office . Bush : President George W. Bush has done Obama a favor by continuing some of his policies .