That, from the Washington Post, is the most cogent sentence written about Jeb Bush in the Republican debate last night. None of the Bush's are or ever have been silver-tongued. Remember 41 looking at his watch, stumbling over the price of socks in debate with Clinton? 43 pitching one right into Vladimir Putin's wheelhouse on democracy in Iraq?
They can't even deliver canned lines. 41 again, "That answer was about as clear as Boston Harbor," and last night Jeb threw a rehearsed head hunter at Marco Rubio, "Marco you miss so many votes in the Senate, what, do you think you're working a French work week?" Oh! That'll get 'em, yeah, yeah, yeah, I LOVE the French work week reference, the audience will go NUTS at that one. Ha-ha-ha. "You supported John McCain in 2008 when he was criticized for missing so many votes in the Senate. The only reason you're doing this now is because somebody told you to attack me."
Which is true! The audience applauded vigorously--at Rubio's practiced comeback.
Honest to goodness, ladies and gentlemen, I do not understand the high regard in which the Bushes are held by the American people. 41 was a failed presidential candidate, lost to Reagan, inherited the GOP nomination from Reagan, was a failed president, and lost reelection to Clinton. He ranks exactly in the middle of the rankings of all presidents, 22nd out of 44. Only eight years later his ne'er-do-well son with almost the identical name scandalizes even his mother by running for president and the American people go, "Oh yeah! I remember his dad, let's give those blood lines another whirl." Another failed Bush president, this one 37th out of 44. Now John Ellis. Amazing.
They can't even deliver canned lines. 41 again, "That answer was about as clear as Boston Harbor," and last night Jeb threw a rehearsed head hunter at Marco Rubio, "Marco you miss so many votes in the Senate, what, do you think you're working a French work week?" Oh! That'll get 'em, yeah, yeah, yeah, I LOVE the French work week reference, the audience will go NUTS at that one. Ha-ha-ha. "You supported John McCain in 2008 when he was criticized for missing so many votes in the Senate. The only reason you're doing this now is because somebody told you to attack me."
Which is true! The audience applauded vigorously--at Rubio's practiced comeback.
Honest to goodness, ladies and gentlemen, I do not understand the high regard in which the Bushes are held by the American people. 41 was a failed presidential candidate, lost to Reagan, inherited the GOP nomination from Reagan, was a failed president, and lost reelection to Clinton. He ranks exactly in the middle of the rankings of all presidents, 22nd out of 44. Only eight years later his ne'er-do-well son with almost the identical name scandalizes even his mother by running for president and the American people go, "Oh yeah! I remember his dad, let's give those blood lines another whirl." Another failed Bush president, this one 37th out of 44. Now John Ellis. Amazing.
