Politico used an article on the upcoming yet-to-be-titled book being written by George W. Bush about his father as an excuse to take a shot at the legacy of the former President.

In a discussion of the possible impact of the upcoming book about the 43rd President's relationship with the 41st, the article cited a scholar who characterized the younger Bush's presidency in the least charitable way possible:

How much it affects his own place in history is less clear. Presidential scholar George Edwards of Texas A&M University said the Iraq War and the botched response to Hurricane Katrina have defined the second Bush presidency the most, and "I think writing a book about his dad is not going to be enough to overcome that."

While the response to Katrina and the Iraq war were certainly significant events in the Bush presidency, one would think that the response to 9/11 and beginning of economic policies continued under Barack Obama, whether popular or not, would be considered equally prominent in a consideration of his legacy.