Depends on what you mean by "didn't work out". What did you think W was aiming for? I am certain W was not aiming for Clinton to be nice to him.
I don't know about you, but I'm fairly certain Clinton is doing exactly what President Bush thought he would do.
President Bush is nobody's fool. He is not stupid. He is not weak. He is a decent and honorable man, and Bill Clinton is not. That fact is demonstrated clearly and repeatedly by the actions of each of them.
The more the Left show their true colors the more they stand in stark contrast with the strength of character, and steadfast core values, demonstrated daily by George W. Bush, the man, and the President of the United States.
I believe awareness of this contrast underlies the spread of "red" across the U.S. electoral map. I've been told as much by Democrats who voted for President Bush in the last election.