Bush Legacy Tour

DENVER, CO- Democratic National Convention

Sunday, August 24^th

From the moment we arrived on Sunday afternoon to take our parking space in front of the Denver Convention Center we knew if was going to be an interesting five days. Getting into the space was harrowing at best. Parking simply involved blocking three lanes of traffic on two intersecting street and then pulling a 45 ft bus down the one way street backwards. No bigee, for our skilled driver, Joel. We were located in the heart of the foot traffic and had a lot of people come to see the bus. Sunday was the day where everyone was just getting settled in and we saw a lot of people lugging their suitcases around trying to catch pre-convention activities on their way in. The reaction to the bus was different than what we have received in all of our other stops. We did not have the same element of surprise that we normally have when we roll into a city. No one bats an eye to a bus like this at the DNC. People were, however, surprised that our bus is not a mere billboard on a bus and actually contains an actual museum inside. We had a huge number of people coming through the bus including press, delegates, and tourists from all over. Not surprising, everyone loved the bus.

Monday, August 25^th

Monday marked our first official day at the DNC.  Parking craziness once again ensued and eventually with the help of the Denver police, we pulled into our space. We had a constant flow in and out of the bus and met delegates from all over the country. A lot of southern delegates from Texas, Alabama, and Arkansas came in and had very sharp words for Bush’s Legacy.  It is difficult to narrow down highlight with the constant flow of activity which was somewhat dizzying.

Perhaps the most interesting thing in retrospect about the first day was the media and pundits take on the tone of the first day of the convention. There were headlines that read, “Democrats too soft on Bush?” and “Was DNC’s Opening Night Too Soft on Bush?”Criticism abounded of the Democrats for not taking on perhaps the most unpopular President of all time. We are pretty sure that the Democrats know that the Bush Legacy Bus is out there looking at the Bush & Company conservative legacy and did not want to start a turf battle. For the record, we are happy to share the task of showing the failed Bush legacy with all comers. The more the merrier.