STUART ROTHENBERG: Obama Is The Democrats’ Bush:

Both men promised they would bring Americans together but instead contributed to the increased polarization and anger in the country.

Obviously, there were many factors at work, and the opposition party in each case played a role in the growing divide. But it is also true that both men ran for the White House promising to overcome the bitterness that had enveloped the nation’s capital — and both failed, giving up almost completely on trying to change the tone during their second terms.

Both Obama and Bush may well be best remembered for their foreign policy blunders and exaggerated claims of success.

This comparison, though unfair to Bush, is close enough that it should be pretty painful to Dems.