George W. Bush ran for Congress in 1977, long before anybody even heard of Alan Keyes.
I'd even venture to say that, considering who his father is, he's been politically active in one way or another all his life.
As for Keyes' saying good things about Bush, you'll have to point some out to me.
Is it in his "I'm Not a Bush Republican" speech, the one where he said
Many conservatives believe that the Clinton presidency was the most dangerous time we have faced, as Americans and conservatives, in the history of the country. I do not share this belief. Rather, I believe that we are now entering that most dangerous era. For the bullet you hear is not the one that kills you. Organized and conscious advocacy of the principles that have made American liberty possible since the founding is unlikely to die at the hands of an explicit and avowed enemy like Bill Clinton. It is actually more likely that conservatives will passively accept political euthanasia for their cause at the hands of someone we have too readily believed could be entrusted with its wise care.
Or maybe you meant this one:
I've been watching closely, and I have not seen a single serious Bush administration initiative that corresponds in reality to the agenda of liberty and of conservative principles.
That doesn't exactly put him "in the limelight," now does it?
As for Keyes' saying good things about Bush, you'll have to point some out to me.
Keyes has said Bush is a likeable fellow on several occasions, but I didn't say Keyes said "good" things about Bush, but that Keyes supported the war in Iraq. Where did you get "good?" You certainly couldn't have been addressing anything I said. In any case, measured criticism, even above and beyond what you quoted, does not equate to "bashing." If it did, then I could cite as "praise" the quote posted earlier on this thread, where Keyes told an interviewer that he would support Bush for the 2004 election. In both cases, there is a big difference.
Serious question: At what point is one allowed to criticize someone's actions without being labled a "basher?"