straightforward approach. george w. bush called this country to be better in hopes of inspiring a people to be great. >> i think historians are going to say we did pretty well that's all right. be in heaven, look down, and let them make that determination. ed: you think of the sweep of history and you think of legacy when he lost that election in '92 to bill clinton he is going to be seen as a failed president. is he one of these former presidents, now a late president who over time his legacy has gotten stronger and stronger and stronger. i think also about bret pointed out how much time he spent in kennebunkport. when i covered president bush 43, i went back there and it was such a small town. the locals still have such reverence for the bush family. you see them there at walker's point. it's not long walk to sort