With Clinton it was "I feel your pain". With Bush it is, "We will share your pain". I think the guy is out of the loop as far as the American people are concerned.
That is a common affliction of most who tote the most powerful position in the world for close to 8 years.
The only one in my lifetime that wasn't inflicted IMO was Ronald Reagan, who didn't change attitude with such an increase of personal responsibility via power.