See the truth is neither fair or unfair it is one thing only the truth.
Bush was POTUS, the man in charge the big cheese etc. On hisis watch nearly 3000 Americans died on American soil at the hands of foreign enemies of the state. So saying he kept America safe on his watch is not truth. And when you are not telling truth then you are lying, whether by ignorance or deliberate action it still does not change that fact that the statement is a lie.
So, you are saying that the fact that President Bush kept us safe is a lie? So, is your sole criteria on whether or not someone kept us safe is whether or not anyone died on their watch? Maybe you don’t realize that people died on President Reagan’s watch; did he or did he not keep us safe?
Likewise, is it utterly irrelevant that the Clinton administration were unhelpful, to say the least, during the transition period? Is it irrelevant that Mr. Al Gore was obstructing the handover process?
I think you are blinded to the context of the times.
And, in defense of Governor Jeb Bush, I think his remarks applied to actions taken after 9/11. Yes, our countrymen still died even after that point, but you are taking the remarks out of context.