Bush Can’t Move Away from Brother’s Foreign Policy

[DonViejo]

Washington Post: “This was supposed to be the week when Bush would finally lay out his own thoughts on how to combat the Islamic State terror group and put Hillary Clinton on the defensive — and wrest himself away from his family legacy in the process. But over several days, it has become evident that his ideas on the subject are remarkably similar to George W. Bush’s ideas and that he firmly believes Democrats — not his brother — now deserve the blame for the unrest in Iraq and neighboring Syria.”

“Most Americans still believe the Iraq war was a mistake and are opposed to new military engagement — making Bush’s approach to national security risky. But polling suggests that his positions are popular among most Republicans, especially if it means raising doubts about Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state.”

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http://politicalwire.com/2015/08/15/jeb-bush-cant-move-away-from-his-brothers-foreign-policy/

[gratuitous]

1. He has the same policies, the same advisers

Jeb!, like his big brother, can't identify any mistakes the last Bush administration made, so why would he change? He's got the same advisers who served up the last clusterfuck, and none of them seem particularly reticent about their pasts, either.

Luckily for this gang of idiots, the popular media can't remember a goddam thing from the last 15 years, except that Obama was born in Kenya, Hawaii, or some other foreign country, and Hillary Clinton isn't to be trusted because . . . well, never mind, there's probably something because the Republicans and Fox keep yammering about something, and would they make all that noise about nothing, no they wouldn't, so let's spend some more time looking at something or other.

[TexasProgresive]

2. The Pottery Barn rule

A Bush broke it, Bushes own it