George W. Bush and Political Stockholm Syndrome - American Greatness

George W. Bush and Political Stockholm Syndrome - American Greatness
George W. Bush and Political Stockholm Syndrome
“Stockholm Syndrome” is defined as “feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor.” 
Watching the recent George W. Bush interview with Jimmy Kimmel, is there any greater illustration of this definition on display? 
A man so many of the Left in Hollywood had been happy to call “Hitler” just eight years ago, was greeted to a standing ovation and treated to guffaws after all of his lame jokes? 
Why?

I think I know.

Could it have something to do with this interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show? When Lauer asked President Bush about the recent row between President Donald J. Trump and the media, President Bush responded:

"I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy. That we need an independent media to hold people like me to account. I mean, power can be very addictive, it can be corrosive, and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power […] It’s kind of hard to tell others to have an independent press when we’re not willing to have one ourselves."
...After eight years of being a virtual prisoner to the partisan press corps, George W. Bush has proven himself to be suffering from political Stockholm Syndrome. 
...Think about it: for 16 years, George W. Bush was the butt of every late night talk show host’s joke. 
...Jimmy Kimmel is but one of dozens of comedians who made a living off of lampooning George W. Bush. 
Things were said about Bush that anyone else would have deemed as “unforgivable.” 
Now, George W. Bush sits beside Kimmel, laughing uncomfortably as Kimmel makes fun of Bush to his face, and piles on President Trump..."