Jesse Jackson, another civil rights leader who notes he was with King on his last birthday alive, said Bush has failed to live up to King's legacy on public policy or social justice.
He criticized the president for cutting social services, failing to raise the minimum raise, leading a war in Iraq with "no moral legitimacy" and refusing to meet with civil rights leaders.
"Extolling plaudits on an outstanding individual is no substitute for a commitment to enforcing civil rights laws," Jackson said in a telephone interview.
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