The silly article was written by Bill Whalen from the Hoover Institute. Looks like he is a Republican who worked with Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Perhaps he was actually trying to help Bush with some constructive criticism even though most of us disagree with it. One thing that he did suggest --- Bush appearing with Laura more often before a wider audience --- is a good idea. I think the more people see Bush --- the more they like him.
Here's a bio on the author:
http://www.hoover.org/bios/whalen.html
I agree, and this does not surprise me.