Odd politics, presidential tradition: Bush is back

WASHINGTON — This is a lit­tle awk­ward. Pres­i­dent Barack Obama can’t seem to stop bad-mouthing the record of for­mer Pres­i­dent George W. Bush. But on Thurs­day, Obama is going to wel­come his pre­de­ces­sor and proudly pre­side as Bush’s image and legacy are enshrined at the White House forever.