GOPers to Bush: Shut up and leave us alone; Bush to GOPers: I'm an asset and can't wait to help.

There was one uniting theme from the GOP presidential candiates this weekend (besides their unyielding support for the endless war). According to an AP analysis, the GOPers running for Prez, like most of those running for Senate, can barely utter the name "George Bush":

Republican presidential candidates can't be any more clear: President Bush isn't welcome on the campaign trail.

Competing to succeed him, top GOP candidates Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and John McCain barely utter Bush's name. They essentially ignore the lame-duck president, or give him only passing credit, as they rail against the status quo and promise to fix problems he hasn't solved.

Bush, delusional as usual, thinks otherwise: