and president obama is hitting the campaign trail. in the next three weeks he'll stop in eight states in a three-week period. the president is sharpening that midterm message, blame bush. here's the president in fact at a fund-raiser just on monday. >> they don't have a single idea that's different from george bush's ideas, not one. instead, they're betting on amnesia. that's what they're counting on, they're counting on that you all forgot. they think that they can run the oakie doak on you. bamboozle you. >> ed schultz is the host of "the ed show" here on msnbc and he's a nationally syndicated radio host. you've got an article titled why blaming bush is a dead end for democrats. what do you think? >> well, i think the president