Although some Republicans close to the Bush presidency believe his new memoir could help the party by reminding voters what they liked about him, others fear it will hurt the GOP in the mid-term elections. "Monumentally bad timing" was the reaction of one former Bush aide who learned of the book's early November release date. Another prominent conservative compared Bush's public-relations savvy to LeBron James. "Selfish and stupid" was another noted right-wing columnist's reaction.
