It's not Bush's fault that Pataki won't become president. It's Pataki's fault. Pataki would lose the South, lose California and he'd even lose New York. That doesn't leave much.
To win in NY, Pataki had to make a pact with the devil and espouse all the (gag) liberal issues. Now he's stuck with it. What goes around comes around.
Same with Rudy Giulani who also wants to be prez. He was actually on the liberal line. Rudy better figure out he's going nowhere fast.