I'm sure the fact that there's not too many Bush defenders who've gone public is because he won't explain or defend himself.....so why should anyone else bother to do it for him?
The Grand Old Party has many thing to thank GW for, but his failure to defend false charges is not one of them. His silence on this economic issue is perceived by many as galling and selfish....and by the enemy as an admission of guilt.
His self-important view of himself as being above everything now that he's out of office hurt the party two years ago on this issue and continues to hurt Republicanism and conservatism immeasurably now.
Leni
Well Leni, he sure defended the September bank bailouts, when by rights he should be hung in effigy for that decision.