Which is it, Dick?

Is George W. Bush the worst president ever or the best marketing tool ever? The Source doesn’t see how both could be true, but Dick Gephardt seems to think so.

At the recent state Democratic Convention, Gephardt catered to the partisan crowd by saying “George Bush is, by far, the worst person that has ever been president of the United States.” (Video)  Gephardt brags about calling Bush a “miserable failure” earlier in the presidential campaign.

Why then does Gephardt use an image of himself and George W. Bush to promote his business? At least one picture of Gephardt and Bush is prominently displayed on the front page of the Gephardt Group website. Why would a prominent Democratic politician and fledgling lobbyist and consultant want to have his potential clients see him standing with “the worst…president?”

Interestingly, Gephardt doesn’t highlight any pictures at all with himself and Jimmy Carter. Maybe actions do speak louder than words.