Once the tradition was broken, GWB allowed himself to be defined by his opponents. This pattern was not confined to his status as a former President; as President, he allowed Democrats to savage him without mounting a defense.
For W to finally appear in a Quixotic defense of his hapless brother’s faltering campaign, it is a true measure of the desperation felt by Jeb and the rest of the Bush clan.
This is so eloquent -- and funny.
You really are exactly on point. I did think the “why” of the thing involved the outcome of his time in office, but if the Jeb! campaign has taught me nothing else, it is that the Bush’s have no shame.
“...he allowed Democrats to savage him without mounting a defense.
For W to finally appear in a Quixotic defense of his hapless brother’s faltering campaign, it is a true measure of the desperation felt by Jeb and the rest of the Bush clan.”
Well said.
BTTT