i think they overdid that but it is not cheney's fault. it's the president's fault. by that, he meant his son. the buck stopped there, according to the elder bush. today republican presidential candidate jeb bush who arguably has the most to lose or gain from these comments had this to say about his father. >> my brother's a great boy. his administration was shaped by his thinking, his reaction to the attack on 9/11. i think my dad, like a lot of people that love george, want to try to create a different narrative perhaps, just because that's natural to do. right? >> joining us now, peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times," author of "days of fire, bush and cheney in the white house." kathleen parker, pulitzer prize winning columnist for "the washington post," and nicholas chris to f