[beckett]

You're dreaming, summer. That is not a "drowsy" look brought about by the early morning hour, as weegee avers, but the strung-out look of an addict. It's a very damning photo.

Jeb Bush is going to take a significant hit on this. Just how big a hit depends on how he handles it. The best strategy for him to employ is total candor --- not slick lawyerly evasions.

The girl is ill. OK, fine. But with deliberate planning she committed an illegal act. It also appears she did not act alone, since it is likely someone else impersonated the physician in the two phone calls to the druggist. That brings conspiracy into it.

Her illness does not excuse these acts. It is astounding that a 24 year old woman of her background would act so irresponsibly--the granddaughter of a President---the niece of a President---the daughter of a Governor!

After Jenna had her troubles it was incumbent upon all the adults in the Bush extended family to impress upon the younger members the absolute neccessity for unreproachable behavior. If those responsible adults didn't know Noelle had a problem, they should have known. I am disgusted that they didn't take that job seriously enough to prevent this maddening distraction from happening.

[jwalsh07]

beckett, Noelle is an adult. She did the crime, she'll have to suffer the consequences. Every guy I enterd the Army with was younger than Noelle is right now by years. Please, we should all be able to agree that personal resonsibility is a conservative principle.

[Democratshavenobrains]

Why the hell did the moderator delete my post about the DU jackals laughing over this? I merely said that they will defend Bubba and that ugly hoe Chelsea to their deaths, but show no sympathy at all for Republican children.

[summer]

Jeb Bush is going to take a significant hit on this. Just how big a hit depends on how he handles it. The best strategy for him to employ is total candor --- not slick lawyerly evasions.

Beckett, I disagree. Mug shot photos at that hour make anyone look like a strung out drug addict.

And, with respect to your comments about "they should have known" -- they DID know. They ALREADY made PUBLIC announcements in past years that ONE of their children had a drug problem. They never identified which one. Consequently, the only "surprise" in this story for me was that THIS is the child they were talking about -- not the boys.

And, I don't think he will take a hit on this. Too many people have kids who have drug problems.

Plus, if she initially took this drug because she was suffering from depression, that is several million MORE people you are talking about in this country -- most of whom, BTW, are FEMALES and depressed.

[monday]

"It is astounding that a 24 year old woman of her background would act so irresponsibly--the granddaughter of a President---the niece of a President---the daughter of a Governor!"

The horror... the horror.... what is the world coming to?

"Jeb Bush is going to take a significant hit on this. Just how big a hit depends on how he handles it. The best strategy for him to employ is total candor --- not slick lawyerly evasions. "

We must get this stratagy to the governors political advisors immediately...time is of the essence!!!

"I am disgusted that they didn't take that job seriously enough to prevent this maddening distraction from happening."

Just take a deep breath and repeat after me.... "The world does not revolve around me." "The world does not...

[codebreaker]

That girl looks older than 24.

[AmericanInTokyo]

if this were a Kennedy, everyone here would be having a field day.

[weegee]

You're dreaming, summer. That is not a "drowsy" look brought about by the early morning hour, as weegee avers, but the strung-out look of an addict. It's a very damning photo.

We're lucky that she didn't get her prescription filled as if she's that much in need of a fix, she'd probably pop a couple once she got them in her hands (and she was in a drive-thru; obviously driving)...