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My misgivings about "Third Bush Term"
There are a lot of voters who supported Bush in 2000 and/or 2004 who are reachable by Obama. If they have to say "Boy, I guess I screwed up" first - which a "Bush = BAD" theme demands - fewer of them will support him. We humans like to avoid confessing error - especially to ourselves.
Talking about "the third Bush term" demands that the audience think about the 2008 election in terms of the past. That is in conflict with a call to the future.
For voters who opposed Bush but are ready to support McCain, the "Third Bush Term" can be effective. But I don't think there are many such voters, and I think they can be reached more effectively with a positive message - or a strong anti-McCain message that finesses the question of whether he is a maverick and just shows that he is Wrong (on the economy, on Social Security, on minimum wage, on reproductive rights...)
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