Posted on 05/16/2015 2:03:16 PM PDT by jimbo123
Jeb Bush stumbled over questions about the Iraq War this week, unnerving some congressional Republicans who wonder if he has what it takes to win the White House.
Steadfast allies to the former Florida governor say Bush is just a bit rusty and insist the gaffes won’t be debilitating ahead of his expected campaign for the 2016 GOP nomination.
But others on Capitol Hill were scratching their heads as Bush struggled during four consecutive news cycles to articulate his position on the unpopular war that defined the presidency of his older brother, George W. Bush.
“[I’m] flabbergasted at the degree of back and forth that’s ensued this week on the Middle East answer, correction, non-answer, correction, etc.,” said one GOP lawmaker from a early primary state who has yet to endorse anyone in the race.
“When your brother’s been president and authorized the use of force and your father was president and authorized the use of force,” the lawmaker added, “that’s a zone of certainty” that question will be asked.
A handful of GOP senators huddling on Capitol Hill were “incredulous” Bush wasn’t better prepared on the Iraq issue, joking about how many press aides he needed to answer such a basic question, according to an account in The New York Times.
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“Jeb is a legacy, Otter. ”
Ok. We need the dues.
Only the GOPE would be “flabbergasted”. The Conservative side of the Republican party is not surprised.
He’s not the smart one, it’s obvious to everyone now.
Now media needs to ask a Democrat,
...knowing that it didn’t create any jobs, would you have voted for the trillion dollar ‘Stimulus bill’ of 2009?
...knowing that it didn’t insure more Americans, would you have voted for Obamacare?
Jeb has his brother’s advisors. I read into it that a) Jeb’s advisors don’t have an objective or honest view of recent history and b) Jeb is AFRAID to upset his advisors.... he has no guts no courage and c) Jeb himself has led such a sheltered exposure to information that he really is not aware of the facts of history nor of the opinions of most Americans some of which are based on fact and some based on ignorance that equals Jebs.
The fact that gop leaders are upset proves who they want to win.
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