Socialist Orders Change to Caption on Photo of President Bush

The National Portrait Gallery has added the official portrait of President George Bush to its collection, but one Socialist Senator has ordered a change in the caption:

(CNSNews.com) – The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has agreed to change the wording on the plaque accompanying a portrait of President George W. Bush in response to a complaint by Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.).

Sanders objected to the sign's language because he believed it suggested a linkage between the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The plaque reads: “Expecting that the success of his presidency would hinge, as it had when he was governor, on his negotiating skills and ability to solve problems, Bush found his two terms in office were instead marked by a series of catastrophic events: the attacks on September 11, 2001, that led to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina; and a financial crisis during his last months in office.”

On Monday, Sullivan wrote back to Sanders, saying that the plaque would be changed.

The letter reads as follows:

Dear Senator Sanders,

Thank you for your letter of January 7, 2009, regarding the label which accompanies the National Portrait Gallery’s recently acquired portrait of George W. Bush.

Our label was not intended to imply that there was a causal connection between the attacks that occurred on 9/11 and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Iraq. Our intention was to remind viewers of the portrait that the listed events were defining episodes in the Bush presidency, within the limited space of an object label. I appreciate your concern, however, about the words “led to.” We will revise the label to delete the words “led to.” I would welcome the opportunity to escort you on a personal tour of the National Portrait Gallery, and will call your office in hopes that we can arrange that.

Thank you for your interest in the Smithsonian Institution.

Sincerely,

Martin E. Sullivan, director

It's going to take a crowbar to pry Sullivan's lips from Bernie Sanders' socialist rear end.

The wacky left will leave no stone unturned in their effort to diminish the historical record of George W. Bush. Their hatred will never end.

As far as the details go, there clearly was a link between the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq invasion, at least as far as President Bush was concerned. Bernie is using his 100% perfect hindsight to claim that Bush wasn't really thinking what he was thinking when he made the decision to go after Iraq. Bernie's wrong and the Gallery director is too.