I would like to know specifically what their beef is. GWB never mentioned party or politics once. If anything, he could have used this opportunity to trash the Dems for being defeatists and soft on terror but as usual he took the high road. I would like to see him get down and dirty with them more often but that is not his style. In fact, is he not the least partisan president in modern history?
He appeared on 9-11, a day in which memories are still strong.
He didn't need to say anything political.
Just his being on that day invokes certain memories the Dems want people to forget right before election where they are trying to join with Mccain, Linds and Liz's ex husband to sink military tribunals for terrorists.
It doesn't help them politically, so they are upset. Compounding the problem he makes an appearance while a film is on reminding people that the '90's weren't exactly all good times of peace and propsperity.